20+ Refreshing Summer Salads
The best summer salads are easy to toss together, highlight fresh, in-season produce, and taste extra juicy and delicious—like this mango avocado shrimp salad. Watch the video below for three summer salad recipes that are also great for meal prep!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound raw shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 large mango diced
- 2 avocado diced
- 2 celery ribs sliced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
Honey Lime Dressing
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 garlic clove minced
- kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the shrimp. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the shrimp and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until cooked through and pink.
- Make an ice water bath. While the shrimp are cooking, prepare an ice water bath. Remove the shrimp to the ice water bath using a skimmer. Let them cool for 3 minutes, then drain them in a colander.
- Make the salad. Add the shrimp, mango, avocado, celery, bell pepper, cilantro, and red onion to a mixing bowl.
- Make the dressing. In a small bowl, stir together the olive oil, lime juice, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Toss with the dressing. Pour the dressing on top of the salad and stir to combine.
Video
Nutrition
Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 446mg | Potassium: 625mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 1709IU | Vitamin C: 60mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1mg