Avocado and Steamed Shrimp. Avocados and shrimp go so well together that I favor a quick guacamole-like spread to lather on the tostada shells. I've found that the commercial brands of tostada shells always taste a bit stale to me, so try to find some freshly fried ones or do it yourself if you have the time. Bites of crisp steamed shrimp alternating with creamy avocado, all sprinkled with a tangy balsamic dressing and just Shrimp has a lot of protein but it's very short on healthy fats - enter the avocado to provide.
Shrimp and avocado have become my new favorite combo.
Ingredients to make shrimp avocado salad.
Shrimp: Use large shrimp if possible, either raw or pre-cooked.
You can cook Avocado and Steamed Shrimp using 14 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Avocado and Steamed Shrimp
- You need 1 of avocado.
- Prepare 8 of shrimps.
- Prepare 1/2 of red onion.
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- You need 1 tablespoon of salt (to taste).
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of lemon.
- You need of For decoration:.
- You need 2 of shrimps.
- You need 5 leaves of lettuce (soft leaves).
- It's 1/2 of plum tomato cut in thin slices.
- Prepare of For the sauce:.
- You need 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise.
- Prepare 1/2 tablespoon of tomato ketchup.
- It's 1 tablespoon of lemon.
I share the steaming method below if you Steam the shrimp. I prefer to buy large raw frozen shrimp for this recipe. Then I thaw it with cold running water and steam it in a steamer basket. This dish reminds me so much of a fresh ceviche, except without all the anxiety about food poisoning.
Avocado and Steamed Shrimp instructions
- The ingredients:.
- Cut onion into thin slices, place it in a bowl in warm water with 1 teaspoon of salt for 10 minutes to soften it, drain it well.
- Put the onions in a bowl with olive oil, salt and squeeze it with your hands several times and reserve it.
- Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit and the peel with care that is no broken.
- Over a serving plate that you are going to use, put the lettuce and the tomato, place the avocado halves over the lettuce.
- Sprinkle it with the lemon juice, put four shrimp in each half.
- Then put onion on the shrimp.
- For the sauce:.
- In a bowl put the mayonnaise, the tomato ketchup and the lemon juice, mix until incorporating all the ingredients.
- Put the sauce in a sauceboat and sprinkle the sauce over the avocado.
- Then put last two shrimps on top.
Toss in the shrimp and immediately season with the taco seasoning. These shrimp tacos have quickly become a fan favorite. The combination of avocado slaw, marinated shrimp, and garlic-lime mayo makes for a Since these shrimp are going in a taco, it's really best that they're totally free of shell. Removing the shell and tail from shrimp is actually super easy! This gorgeous salad has such authentic flavor, you'll think you're sitting at a beachside cantina in Acapulco.
