Green Goddess Salad With Avocado, Lemon Shrimp and Pickled Onions. It’s filling, tangy, crunchy, and easy on the eyes. The dressing is out of this world delicious and creamy, the lemon shrimp are bright and tender and the perfect protein. Avocado is wonderful, because avocado makes everything better and pickled onions are a fantastic way to add a little tang. Everything you need in a fantastic salad!
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Why Make Green Goddess Salad
This salad really is one of my favorites. It’s got everything I require – a phenomenal dressing, a great protein source, plenty of crunch, and something tangy. Not only are the flavors great, but it’s so very simple to put together.
My green goddess salad is also a perfect meal prep salad. Make this at the beginning of the week and have it for lunch or dinner for the next several days.
Green Goddess Salad Ingredients
- Cashews
- Avocado Oil
- Green Onion
- Rice Vinegar
- Parmesan Cheese
- Lemon
- Kosher Salt
- Black Pepper
- Shrimp
- Red Onion
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Water
- Sweetener of choice – monk fruit, maple syrup, honey, etc.
- Salad Ingredients – Iceberg, Radicchio, Spinach Leaves, Cucumbers, Sweet Peppers, Tomatoes, Avocado
how to make green goddess salad
Time needed: 35 minutes
To make the best Green Goddess Salad ever, simply:
- GREEN GODDESS DRESSING
Add all dressing ingredients to a blender. Pulse until smooth. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
If you like the dressing a little thinner, you can add a few tablespoons of water. - LEMON SHRIMP
For the protein portion of our Green Goddess Salad, we will need some shrimp. Bring a large pot of water to a boil with lemons. Salt liberally. Add shrimp. Boil until shrimp is just cooked through. Remove from water and place into ice bath. Peel when cooled. Set aside.
- PICKLED ONIONS
Place sliced onion into a glass jar. Fill jar halfway with vinegar. Fill remainder of jar with water. Add peppercorns and sweetener, if so desired. Let this marinate for at least 20 minutes before using.
- ASSEMBLY
Toss salad ingredients together. Add shrimp and pickled onions. Toss with dressing. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Enjoy!
Frequently Asked Questions
This green goddess salad recipe is completely gluten-free!
This recipe does contain parmesan cheese. However, all you need to do is substitute this with nutritional yeast! It’s an easy swap!
The shrimp in this recipe can easily be substituted for any protein you love.
Think:
-Grilled Chicken
-Grilled Steak
-Salmon
-Pork Tenderloin
-Chickpeas
-Hard-boiled Eggs
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Green Goddess Salad Recipe with Avocado and Pickled Onions
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/4 cup cashews
- 1/3 cup avocado oil
- 2 bunches green onion, cut into halves
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- juice of 2 lemons
- kosher salt and pepper, to taste
Lemony Shrimp
- 2 lbs shrimp, tail on and deveined
- 2 lemons, halved
- kosher salt
Pickled Onions
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- apple cider vinegar
- water
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- maple syrup or honey, optional
Salad
- 1 head iceberg, chopped
- 1 head radicchio, chopped
- 2-3 cups fresh spinach leaves
- 3-4 snacking cucumbers, diced
- 5-6 small sweet peppers, diced
- 1 pint mixed tomatoes, diced
- 2-3 avocados, sliced
- kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
Dressing
- Add all ingredients to a blender. Pulse until smooth. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Lemon Shrimp
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil with lemons. Salt liberally. Add shrimp. Boil until shrimp is just cooked through. Remove from water and place into ice bath. Peel when cooled. Set aside.
Pickled Onions
- Place sliced onion into a glass jar. Fill jar halfway with vinegar. Fill remainder of jar with water. Add peppercorns and sweetener, if so desired.
- Let this marinate for at least 20 minutes before using.
Assembly
- Toss salad ingredients together. Add shrimp and pickled onions. Toss with dressing. Season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
If you need another great salad idea, try a classic iceberg wedge with my homemade blue cheese dressing! Top it with perfectly cooked slices of steak and you’ll have a fanastic meal in no time!
Thank you!
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Happy Cooking!
–Rufus
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For another great recipe, try my French Onion Pot Roast or my Beef Shepherd’s Pie!
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so tasty! and healthy!