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    A delicious Shrimp Avocado Salad featuring a bowl filled with grilled shrimp, black beans, avocado slices, charred corn, diced tomatoes, red onion, and fresh greens, with a fork on the side. Curious about what is blackened shrimp or how to make blackened shrimp salad? Try seasoning your shrimp with spices before grilling for added flavor in your next salad creation.

    Blackened Shrimp Salad

    Blackened Shrimp Salad loaded with tons of flavor! Piled high with salsa, corn, black beans and spicy blackened shrimp. A healthy and flavorful summer meal!
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 2

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
    • 12 large shrimp, deveined, tails removed
    • 1-2 teaspoons blackening seasoning, depending on how spicy you like it
    • 4 cups spring mix, or your favorite lettuce
    • 1/2 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
    • 1/2 cup grilled corn
    • 1/2 cup pico de gallo
    • 1 large avocado, sliced
    • Honey Jalapeno Dressing, for serving

    Instructions

    • Add olive oil to a large skillet and heat. Sprinkle shrimp with blackening seasoning. Saute until fully cooked, 3-4 minutes or until opaque.
      A black cast iron skillet with several cooked, seasoned shrimp scattered across its surface, against a white background—perfect for adding to an easy blackened shrimp salad.
    • To assemble the salad fill two bowls with mixed greens. Top with cooked shrimp, black beans, pico de gallo, corn and avocado.
      A healthy blackened shrimp salad bowl featuring grilled shrimp, black beans, avocado slices, grilled corn, chopped tomatoes, red onions, and fresh greens. A fork rests on the rim—an easy blackened shrimp salad perfect for any meal.
    • Serve immediately with a drizzle of sour cream, ranch or my Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing.
      A bowl with grilled shrimp, black beans, avocado slices, corn, diced tomatoes, red onion, and greens—just like an easy blackened shrimp salad—with a spoon drizzling creamy dressing on top.

    Nutrition Information

    Calories: 166.97kcalCarbohydrates: 13.9gProtein: 11.41gFat: 8.01gSaturated Fat: 1.13gCholesterol: 90.72mgSodium: 796.6mgPotassium: 377.32mgFiber: 2.92gSugar: 2.16gVitamin A: 1115.43IUVitamin C: 21.71mgCalcium: 78.16mgIron: 1.85mg