Since the new year started, we have been eating a lot of salads. Every kind of salad imaginable, some good, some ok but this one is FAN-FRICKIN-TASTIC! No joke this is delicious with lots of flavor and simple to put together for a weeknight dinner and special enough to serve for guests. We had a small amount leftover the next day and Mr. MCYM made a wrap with it and said it was terrific that way too! Both he and Robby asked for this salad again the next week Hmmmmm…boys asking for salad? Yup! It’s a keeper!
INGREDIENTS
1 pound of shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 Tablespoons taco seasoning (I used low sodium)
1 Tablespoon olive oil
6 cups mixed lettuce (I like to mix romaine and spinach)
1 yellow pepper (or any color)
1/2 cup red onion diced
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
DRESSING INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup sour cream
Juice and zest from one lime
3 Tablespoons olive oil
3 Tablespoons honey
2 Tablespoons taco seasoning
DIRECTIONS
FOR THE DRESSING – In a small bowl combine sour cream, lime juice, lime zest, oil, honey and taco seasoning. Combine well. Keep in fridge until ready to serve.
Place shrimp in a Ziploc bag and add taco seasoning, shake to coat the shrimp. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, add shrimp making sure the shrimp are in a single layer. Cook shrimp for three minutes on one side, flip the shrimp and cook another three minutes on the second side making sure the shrimp are cooked through. Remove shrimp from pan and build your salad adding the lettuce, pepper, onion,tomato and cheeses to a bowl.
Add the shrimp to the top and drizzle with dressing.
Enjoy!
