Easy Citrus Arugula Salad with Shrimp
A healthy, high protein salad recipe made that's ready in less than 30 minutes!
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¾ lb shrimp peeled, deveined (tail on optional)
- 6-8 cups arugula
- 4 blood oranges 2 oranges skin peeled and seeded, cut into small wedges (the other 2 oranges to extract juice for the dressing).
- 1 cup red quinoa you can also use white, or multi-colored
- 1 avocado sliced
- 2 radishes sliced thin
- ½ cup blood orange juice
- ½ teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon fresh chives chopped
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ⅛ tsp fresh pepper
- non-stick cooking spray I use avocado oil.
Instructions
- Spray grill pan with non-stick spray and preheat on medium high.
- In a small bowl or jar, whisk or shake together orange juice, mustard, honey, chives, oil, salt and pepper and set aside.
- Cook the shrimp about 2 minutes per side until just opaque and no longer translucent. Do not overcook the shrimp or they will be rubbery.
- In a medium bowl add the arugula, quinoa, oranges wedges, radishes, warm shrimp and half of the dressing. Give the salad a toss. Then add the sliced avocado and pour on the remaining dressing. Adjust seasonings as needed and serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 25gFat: 18gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 137mgSodium: 268mgPotassium: 912mgFiber: 7gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 917IUVitamin C: 33mgCalcium: 139mgIron: 3mg
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