Shrimp Avocado Salad bursting with Caribbean flavors is ready to whisk you away to the islands!
This Shrimp Avocado Salad recipe is packed with creamy avocado, tropical fruit, sweet coconut, roasted macadamia nuts and Island marinated shrimp all doused in sweet and tangy bright Caribbean Vinaigrette.
My favorite types of salad are bursting with everything but lettuce and this Shrimp Avocado Salad recipe is no exception. This salad is quick and easy by using pre-cooked shrimp so our star comes player is transformed from boring to glorious in a flash.
The pre-cooked shrimp is marinates in splashes of orange juice, lime juice, soy sauce, ketchup and Island spices so each morsel is packed with flavor – just look at its marinated color!
While the shrimp marinates for an hour (not longer or it will become tough), you can prepare your salad ingredients – delectable mangos (my FAV – check out How to Cut a Mango), crisp jicama (if you have never cut jicama before, its SO easy, watch this video HERE), sweet kiwis, crunchy bell peppers and creamy avocados garnished by salty, roasted macadamia nuts (or sub your favorite nut) and sweetened toasted coconut flakes all on a bed of spinach.
And if that cast wasn’t delicious enough, the avocado shrimp salad all gets drizzled with Citrus Balsamic Vinaigrette layered with hints of orange juice, lime juice, balsamic vinegar, honey and ginger. If you think of it, I like to make my vinaigrette the day before so it can chill and the flavors can fully blend. so irresistible.
Caribbean Shrimp Salad with Citrus Balsamic Vinaigrette. She’s waiting for you.
Caribbean Shrimp Salad with Citrus Balsamic Vinaigrette
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Ingredients
Spinach Salad
- 1 pound medium cooked shrimp, peeled, deveined, tail-off
- 10 oz. baby spinach
- 1/4 jicama, peeled and chopped, (about 1 cup)
- 1 mango, peeled and chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 kiwis, peeled, sliced and quartered
- 1 avocado, peeled and chopped or sliced
- 1/2 cup salted dry roasted macadamia nuts
- 1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
Caribbean Shrimp Marinade
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon all spice
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ - 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
Citrus Balsamic Vinaigrette
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/4 cup orange juice (about 2 oranges)
- Zest from 1 orange
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Add marinade ingredients to a freezer bag or medium bowl and whisk to combine. Add shrimp and marinate 1 hour in the refrigerator (not any longer!). After an hour, drain off marinade and pat dry.
- Meanwhile, add Citrus Balsamic Vinaigrette to a bowl and whisk to combine or add to a jar and shake well. Store in the refrigerator.* When ready to serve, whisk or shake jar to recombine.
- To assemble, add spinach to a large bowl and top with remaining Salad ingredients. Drizzle with desired amount of Citrus Balsamic Vinaigrette and toss to combine.
- Alternatively, (especially if you expect leftovers) mix all of the Salad Ingredients EXCEPT for the coconut and avocado then garnish individual servings with coconut and avocado because they don't keep as well. Drizzle vinaigrette over individual servings..
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Justine | Cooking and Beer says
Everything you do is always so beautiful and mouth-watering, Jen! This salad is no different! Pinning!
Jen says
You are the sweetest! Thank you! I feel the same about your recipes – just not as good about letting you know it 🙂
Thao @ In Good Flavor says
This salad is such a delicious plate of tropical flavors. (And I love the shrimp.) The salad makes such a wonderful, healthy dinner on hot nights.
Jen says
Thank you so much! I love salads on warm nights too and there will be lots of those coming up!
aimee @ like mother like daughter says
Jen! This salad is absolutely gorgeous! What a pretty combination of colors and flavors! I think this is a salad even my husband would eat!
Jen says
Thank you so much Aimee, you are so sweet! A salad your husband would eat – now that is the ultimate compliment!
Tonya D says
This recipe looks so inviting delicious and healthy! Love the Caribbean Food flavors. If you like Caribbean food you should check out http://www.CaribbeanFood.com
Jen says
Thank you Tonay! and I will definitely check out the Caribean Food site – yum!
Mimi says
I just texted my husband about this recipe and he texted back ” please make it! ” So I will tonight. Thanks!
Jen says
Awesome Mimi, I hope you both love it! Have a great weekend!
Mimi says
It was delicious! We both loved it and I’m making it again tonight for dinner and lunch tomorrow. Thanks for the recipe.
Jen says
Hi Mimi, sorry for my delayed response as I am just getting back from Lake Powell without any service but I am so happy you both loved it! That makes me so happy 🙂
Jody says
Hi, I saw this recipe and thought it would be great to have for a dinner I am having for friends,
however for some reason I can’t print it out.
Jen says
Hi Jody, there is a a Print Button at the very top of the post and a print icon above the photo thumbnail in the actual recipe. Hope that helps!