Shrimp and avocado salad with two delicious sauces

Shrimp and avocado salad is easy to make, quick and delicious. To enhance its flavor, add the white sauce that we all know: mayonnaise. However, other options are recommended so feel free to choose and vary the recipe. The ingredients can also be modified, since both shrimp and avocado are very versatile foods that combine with virtually any fruit or vegetable. Try also this recipe with shrimp and jasmati rice by clicking on this link https://riceselect.com/recipe/bangkok-rice-shrimp-salad

How to make shrimp and avocado salad

Ingredients:

3.5 oz of cooked or raw shrimp.
2 avocados.
1 bunch of cherry tomatoes.
3.5 oz of lettuce.
2 slices of pineapple.
Mayonnaise to taste.
1 squeeze of lime juice (optional).
1 mango (optional).

Preparation:

Peel the shrimp and set aside in a bowl. The shrimp and avocado salad can be made with cooked or raw shrimp. In case you decide not to use raw shrimp, grill or cook them.
Peel the avocados and cut them into cubes or slices, as preferred. Add them to the bowl with the shrimp and, to prevent the avocados from oxidizing, pour a squeeze of lemon juice and mix.
Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and the pineapple into cubes the same size as the avocado. Add these ingredients to the bowl to continue with the preparation of the shrimp and avocado salad. Tip: pineapple can be substituted for other fruits. For example, with shrimp, avocado and mango, coconut or orange.
Add the lettuce, mayonnaise to taste, mix and serve, and the avocado and shrimp salad is ready!

Shrimp and avocado salad: accompaniments and recommendations

This avocado and shrimp salad recipe can be served as a starter or as a main dish, as it is complete and nutritious. It provides protein, fiber, vitamins, minerals and omega 3 fatty acids. If eaten at dinner, season it with a rather light sauce or simply with a little olive oil or unsweetened balsamic vinegar.
If the salad is served as a starter or side dish, it can be accompanied with grilled meats and fish, with hamburgers, with white rice and even with pasta and mix it all together whilst at home.
Instead of mayonnaise, other sauces such as pink sauce, honey mustard vinaigrette or any other can be used.

Here are the recipes for the sauces mentioned above:

Both sauces can be refrigerated for a few days. Try using them in other recipes, they fit perfectly in every salad!

Pink sauce for salads

This pink sauce is the perfect dressing for your favorite salads. It is a homemade sauce made from mayonnaise and tomato but with a citrus touch that will give another life to your dishes.

Ingredients:

7 oz of mayonnaise.
3 tablespoons of tomato sauce.
1 unit of orange juice.
1 lemon juice.
25 milliliters of Brandy.

Preparation:

In a bowl add the tomato sauce and mayonnaise. Mix well until the ingredients are integrated. Ketchup or homemade tomato sauce can be used as well.
Add the two juices: orange juice and lemon juice and mix the ingredients again.
Finally add the brandy and continue stirring the sauce until everything is integrated and the result is a smooth and homogeneous cream.
Refrigerate the pink sauce and use it in any kind of preparation. Sprinkle some dried parsley on top and enjoy.

Honey mustard vinaigrette

Lovers of sweet and sour flavors will love this honey mustard vinaigrette. This easy recipe can be made in a few minutes to dress salads and anything else you like.

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons of mustard.
1 tablespoon of honey.
1 pinch of pepper.
1 pinch of salt.
½ tablespoon of vinegar.
½ tablespoon of olive oil.

Preparation:

A mustard with a mixture of several types of pepper is preferred.
Mix the mustard with the vinegar until the vinegar is fully integrated. Either white or black vinegar can be used.
Repeat the same procedure but this time with the oil. The secret of a good vinaigrette is that the ingredients are fully integrated.
Now it is the turn of the honey. At this point, the honey mustard sauce can be tasted to modify the seasoning by adding more mustard or honey.
Finally add salt and pepper, if it is freshly ground pepper much better.
Now serve the honey mustard vinaigrette and enjoy it with green salads, any type of meat or even as a sandwich dip.