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Green Goddess Salad with Lemon Shrimp, Avocado, and Pickled Onions

5 from 2 votes
Green Goddess Salad With Lemon Shrimp, Avocado, and Pickled Onions. It’s filling, tangy, crunchy, and easy on the eyes. Everything you need in a fantastic salad!
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Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:5 minutes
Total Time:35 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: shrimp, green goddess, avocado, pickled onions
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 336kcal

Equipment

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 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!

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 187mg | Sodium: 256mg | Potassium: 860mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 559IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 189mg | Iron: 2mg