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Shrimp & Avocado Salad (Low Carbs)
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 8 Minutes
Ready In: 18 Minutes
Servings: 2
This is a wonderful salad as a complete meal, especially for diabetics that need to watch their carbs and sugars.
Ingredients:
extra virgin olive oil, to cover bottom of skillet
1 lb shrimp (cooked, tails off, you can even use up to 2lbs.)
1 head bibb lettuce or 1 head butter lettuce or 1 head boston lettuce
2 avocados (ripe)
3 teaspoons kirkland seasoning salt (from costco) or 3 teaspoons monterey steak seasoning
2 teaspoons bacon bits
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 eggs (hard-boiled and sliced)
12 grape tomatoes
1 avocado (ripe)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 cup mayonnaise
1 garlic clove (minced)
1/8 teaspoon splenda sugar substitute
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
1. TO MAKE THE DRESSING:.
2. Peel, pit and mash the avocado. Add the rest of the dressing ingredients and blend well.
3. TO MAKE THE SALAD:.
4. Cover bottom of skillet with extra-virgin olive oil.
5. Season shrimp with Kirkland Seasoning Salt or Monterey steak seasoning, bacon bits, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice and sauté on both sides for 2-3 minutes total.
6. Divide the lettuce between 2 dinner plates. Place the avocado dressing over the lettuce. Drizzle a teaspoon of lemon juice over each plate. Place a sliced hard-boiled egg over each plate. Place 6 grape tomatoes around each plate. Cut up the 2 avocados into bite-sized pieces and spread out the pieces between the 2 plates. Sprinkle half of the shrimp on each plate and serve.
By RecipeOfHealth.com