Grilled Spicy Cilantro Shrimp and Spinach Salad

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Posted: Jul 15, 2013 Updated: Mar 17, 2023

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This Grilled Spicy Cilantro Shrimp and Spinach Salad is a great, light summer dish.  

Loaded with flavor, quick and easy to pull together on a weeknight.  

It makes a great family dinner or one to impress your friends on the weekends.  Packed with Superfoods; spinach, avocado, chia seeds, garlic and pistachios, it is a gluten free choice as well.

The shrimp would make for a great appetizer on its own and the salad would be a great side.

I am the youngest of four children, my closest sibling my brother, is 11 years older than me.  

No, I wasn’t a mistake, but I was a tag along.  Having two brothers and a sister that were so much older than me, made me one tough little girl.  

I wanted to be a boy so bad, I would do everything to be faster, stronger and  tough enough so I could  impress my cooler older brothers.  

I told my husband the story the other day about how when I was six years old I would practice running across our one acre lot to the neighbors tree line.  Then as soon as my brother got home from work, I would challenge him to a race.  

He never let me win.  

Which you might think was mean, but it taught me to keep trying.  As I went through school, I played every sport I could.  

Softball, Volleyball, Basketball, Track and Tennis.  

I loved them all and playing sports definitely shaped me into the person that I am today.  I learned to practice to achieve my goals and to be competitive as a team player not an individual, traits that you use through every aspect of your life personal and professional to find success and happiness.  

This post is a shout out to my two rotten brothers who never let me win unless I deserved it.

Spicy Cilantro Shrimp with Spinach Salad

This Grilled Spicy Cilantro Shrimp and Spinach Salad is a great light and healthy summer dish. Packed with juicy shrimp, creamy avocado, crunchy pistachios, tangy lime, and more!  

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Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time8 minutes mins

Total Time38 minutes mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Shrimp Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup of olive oil
• 1 medium lime juiced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sriracha sauce
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
• 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined (about 20 shrimp)

Salad Ingredients:

• 10 ounces Fresh Spinach
• 2 ounces of blue cheese crumbled
• 1/4 cup 1″ cut red onion slices
• 1/4 cup shelled salted pistachio
• 1 avocado peeled, pitted and slivered
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds

Vinaigrette Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 3 tablespoons of lemon juice about 1 small lemon
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon Kosher salt

Instructions

Shrimp Instructions:

• In a large ziploc bag add all ingredients 30 minutes before cooking.
• Submerge four skewers in water.
• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Place 4-5 shrimp on each skewers.
• Place skewers on grill and cook for 4 minutes, flip and cook an additional 4 minutes, or until shrimp is pink.

Vinaigrette Instructions:

• Whisk all ingredients in a bowl until emulsified (blended).

Salad Instructions:

• In a large bowl add all ingredients and toss.
• Top with vinaigrette and gently toss.
• Place serving of salad on individual plates or bowls and add skewer to top.

Notes

You can place platter of shrimp skewers in middle of dinner table and let everyone pick their own.[br]This shrimp on its own would make a great appetizer

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: American

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