Shrimp and Berry Salad with Avocados

Shrimp and Berry Salad with Avocados is a super simple, addictive,  deliciously, healthy, lunch or light dinner idea you can readily make in no time flat with fresh ingredients such as crisp romaine lettuce, succulent gulf shrimp, red tomatoes, red onions, chickpeas, ripened avocados, juicy raspberries, and sweet blackberries.

I love Gulf shrimp and I’ll be quite frank with you, if I see Gulf Shrimp on sale and they look good, I am buying them in mass quantities. I will find any excuse I can to use them in my recipes they are just that darn delicious. Hence one of my favorite recipes is my Shrimp and Berry Salad with Avocados.

Can you believe it’s  Spring? I mean summer is only 3 months away and I totally miss the warm sunshine state I lived in for so many years. I have lived near the Memphis border for a little over 6 months and darn you Mississippi you are still rather chilly to this Floridian girl. So I am in desperate need of a Florida meal now and Shrimp and Berry Salad with Avocados definitely will be my go-to Florida meal today on this chilly day.

I love making my own Fresh Mixed Berry Vinaigrette for the Shrimp and Berry Salad with Avocados, combining fresh delightful flavors of fresh juicy raspberries, sweet blackberries, quality balsamic vinegar, garlic, Vidalia onions, pure organic honey, tarragon, and fresh sweet basil. You can find my Fresh Mixed Berry Vinaigrette recipe here ->

I happened to be reading comments on Facebook.com the one day, and I had no clue so many folks disliked using bottle Salad Dressing. I’m telling you I was really surprised to see some of the comments about bottled salad dressing. I thought I was one of the few that preferred using homemade, but it seems there are a lot of us.

What do you prefer to use? Bottled or store brand? What’s your favorite go-to homemade salad dressing or bottled dressing? Let me know in the comments, I love hearing from Y’all,

Ingredients needed for Shrimp and Berry Salad with Avocados

• 1 pound of large cooked Gulf shrimp
• 1 head of purple romaine lettuce chopped
• 1 head of green romaine lettuce chopped
• 2- 3 sliced ripe red tomatoes
• 1 medium red onion thinly sliced
• 1/2 of a cup of chickpeas drained
• 2 Hass avocados sliced
• juice of 1 lime
• 1 cup of fresh raspberries
• 1 cup of fresh blackberries
• 1 recipe for Fresh Mixed Berry Vinaigrette 

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Shrimp and Berry Salad with Avocados

Prep Time

20 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

Shrimp and Berry Salad with Avocados is a super simple, addictive, deliciously, healthy, lunch or light dinner idea you can readily make in no time flat with fresh ingredients such as crisp romaine lettuce, succulent gulf shrimp, red tomatoes, red onions, chickpeas, ripened avocados, juicy raspberries, and sweet blackberries.

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Avocado, berries, salad, shrimp

Servings: 4 People

Author: hmccallum

Ingredients

• 1 pound Large cooked wild Gulf shrimp cleaned, tails removed
• 1 head Organic purple Romaine lettuce chopped
• 1 head Organic green romaine lettuce chopped
• 2-3 medium Organic tomatoes sliced
• 1 medium Red onion sliced
• 1/2 cup Chickpeas drained
• 2 Hass avocados sliced
• 1 Lime juice of
• 1 cup Fresh organic raspberries
• 1 cup Fresh organic blackberries
• 1 recipe Fresh Mixed Berry Vinaigrette see blog post

Instructions

1. Remove tails and then deveined the Gulf shrimp.
2. Thoroughly wash and drain purple and green romaine lettuce, before chopping.
3. Slice 2-3 ripe tomatoes.
4. Drain the chickpeas, measure out 1/2 of a cup of chickpeas.
5. Slice 2 Hass avocados and sprinkle the juice of 1 lime over the sliced avocado to prevent discoloration.
6. In a large salad bowl combine shrimp, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, chickpeas, Hass avocados, fresh raspberries, and fresh blackberries.
7. Gently toss ingredients to combine the salad.

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