Grilled Shrimp Salad With Green Onion Vinaigrette is the salad of your dreams. Seriously. The shrimp are bright and citrusy while the green onion vinaigrette is so full of wonderful flavor that you will never know its healthy. The perfectly grilled shrimp are piled high on top of a bed of beautiful, leafy greens and colorful veggies, with a tangy dressing is quick, easy, and delicious.
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Fall is upon us, but I still and will always be down for a good, loaded salad. I crave the crunch and the freshness. This grilled shrimp salad is going to knock your socks off. It takes less than 30 minutes to throw together and the vinaigrette is simply out of this world delicious. Seriously, I could drink this stuff and be happy.
I also don’t do wimpy salads. I need them loaded. If I have a salad and get hungry within an hour, something is wrong. I don’t like being hangry and if you make my grilled shrimp salad, I promise you won’t be!
Grilled Shrimp Salad Bonus:
This recipe is a perfect meal prep situation. Double the recipe and assemble it into bowls for the week. I send it with my husband, I make them for myself, and I even deconstruct this a bit and my kids have a wonderful, well balanced lunch that they will devour!
grilled shrimp salad ingredients
- Shrimp
- Lemon
- Green Onions
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Avocado Oil
- White Wine Vinegar
- Dijon Mustard
- Dried Oregano
- Mixed Greens
- Avocado
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Cucumbers
- Sweet Peppers
- Kalamata Olives
- Feta Cheese
- Kosher Salt
- Fresh Ground Black Pepper
how to make grilled shrimp salad
Reason number 237 to love this recipe, aside from the fact that it’s delicious and good for you, but it’s so simple and so quick to throw together.
the grill
The first step for our grilled shrimp salad is the shrimp. I simply seasoned the peeled and deveined shrimp with kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper. Toss in a tablespoon or two of avocado oil and you’re ready for the grill!
I used our outdoor grill, but feel free to use a skillet indoors. On a medium-high heat, the shrimp should cook in just a few minutes. Once they start to curl and turn pink, they are done! Finish the shrimp with a healthy squeeze of lemon juice and set aside.
the vinaigrette
Next, is the green onion vinaigrette for the shrimp salad. All you need is a food processor and a couple of minutes. Add the green onions, avocado oil, olive oil, dijon mustard, white wine vinegar, and oregano and pulse until you reach your desired consistency. Add a little kosher salt and black pepper. Then, stir in the crumbled feta. Let the dressing hang out in the fridge until it’s time to serve.
assembly
Now, it’s time to assemble the salad. There’s the fresh from the lettuce and greens, briny Kalamata olives just add to the flavors along with the crunch from cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes. The avocado lends that lovely creaminess that I just love in salad.
Toss all the veggies and salad greens together, top with the grilled shrimp, and drizzle with the green onion vinaigrette. I always add extra feta at the end. Because, cheese.
Now you have one of the easiest and tastiest salads ever. And, I promise you won’t be hungry in an hour!
frequently asked questions
This recipe is absolutely gluten-free. No need to worry about any substitutions!
The only dairy used in the grilled shrimp salad is feta. You can leave that out of the green onion vinaigrette and it will still be amazing!
If you don’t like shrimp, there are many protein options you can use instead. Think:
-Grilled Steak
-Grilled Fish – Salmon, Mahi Mahi, or even Sea Bass would be awesome!
-Roasted or Grilled Pork Tenderloin
-Grilled Chicken
-Keep it vegetarian and toss in some chickpeas!
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Grilled Shrimp Salad With Green Onion Vinaigrette
Ingredients
Grilled Shrimp
- 1 lb raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper
- juice of 1 lemon
Green Onion Vinaigrette
- 1 bunch green onions, rough chopped
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled plus extra for topping
Salad and Veggies
- 6 cups mixed leafy greens
- 1/2 cup radishes, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup kalamata olives
- 1/2 cup cucumber, diced
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
- 1/2 cup sweet peppers, sliced
- 1 small avocado, sliced
Instructions
Grilled Shrimp
- Toss the shrimp with the avocado oil, salt, and pepper.
- On a medium-high heat, grill shrimp for 3-4 minutes -until they turn pink and curl up. Remove from grill, toss with juice of 1 lemon, and set aside.
Green Onion Vinaigrette
- Put all ingredients except feta cheese into a food processor.
- Pulse until you achieve your desired consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir in the feta. Set aside.
Grilled Shrimp Salad Assembly
- Toss the greens and veggies together. Add the green onion vinaigrette and top with grilled shrimp. Top with extra feta and enjoy!
Notes
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–Rufus
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