Shrimp and Avocado Salad With Grapefruit Vinaigrette

photo by Diet It Up

- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 16 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 ruby grapefruits
- 1⁄4 cup ruby red grapefruit juice (reserved from cutting fruit segments)
- 1 lime
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- salt & pepper
- 2 avocados
- 1⁄2 cup slivered almonds
- 6 ounces Baby Spinach
directions
- Brush shrimp with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, season with salt and pepper and grill on medium high heat about 1 minute on each side or until cooked through.
- Cut avocado into slices and toss in a bowl with the juice from ½ a lime.
- Add slivered almonds to a dry pan and toast on medium high heat until slightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- Cut the grapefruits into segments, reserving the juice. You should get about ¼ cup of juice from two grapefruits. Set the fruit segments aside and combine the grapefruit juice, juice from ½ a lime, and ginger in a small bowl. Drizzle in 2 tablespoons of olive oil while whisking. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Toss the spinach and grapefruit segments with the dressing.
- Top the salad with shrimp, avocado slices and toasted almonds.
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