These Southwest Shrimp Salad Stuffed Avocados are made with seasoned sauteed shrimp, fresh veggies, and a quick cilantro lime dressing. They're healthy, and easy to whip up for lunch or dinner in just 15 minutes!
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 5 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 15 minutesminutes
Servings:4servings
Ingredients
½poundsmall shrimp, peeled and tails removed
2tablespoonsolive oil
salt to taste
2teaspoonstaco seasoning
1cupblack beans
1cupyellow corn
1cupcherry tomatoes, halved
½red or white onion, diced
4avocados, sliced in half and pits removed, see note
Dressing
4tablespoonsolive oil
¼teapspoonsalt
⅛teaspoonblack pepper
¼teaspoongarlic powder
2tablespoonsmayo
⅓cuppacked cilantro, roughly chopped
juice of ½ lime
Instructions
Whisk together all dressing ingredients until smooth and creamy and set aside.
Drizzle a large pan with olive oil, add shrimp, and sprinkle with salt (to taste) and taco seasoning. Saute over medium-high heat 3-5 minutes until opaque and cooked through.
In a large bowl combine shrimp, black beans, corn, tomatoes, onions, and prepared dressing. Toss to combine.
Fill avocados with shrimp salad. Garnish with additional cilantro if desired, and serve immediately.
Notes
Avocado option 2: scoop out 1/3 of the avocado flesh, roughly chop, and stir into shrimp salad. This will create a larger cavity to fill with shrimp salad.