Shrimp Mango Salad has sweet and savory flavors, with a juicy and creamy texture from the mango and avocado and crunchy spicy arugula. The salad consists of fried shrimp, fresh mango, creamy avocado, mixed greens, and Honey Lemon dressing. This is a tangy, spicy, sweet and citrusy dish that is perfect for a light lunch or as an addition to any main course.
What is shrimp salad made of
Savory Shrimp Mango Salad made of the following ingredients:
- Fried shrimp
- Arugula
- Mango
- Avocado
- Walnuts
- Chili flakes, salt and pepper
- Honey Lemon Dressing
What seasonings work best with shrimp
Shrimp can be seasoned with various spices and herbs to bring out its natural sweetness and enhance its flavor. Some popular seasonings for shrimp include:
- Garlic
- Paprika
- Cumin
- Red pepper flakes
- Old Bay seasoning
- Oregano
- Thyme
- Lemon zest
- Cayenne pepper
This Shrimp Mango Salad recipe implies cooking shrimp with salt, pepper and chili flakes, which creates a delicious and well-rounded flavor.
How do you cook frozen shrimp without making it rubbery?
The best option is to unfreeze shrimp in the fridge the night before cooking or at room temperature for a couple of hours. If there is no opportunity to unfreeze them for such a long time, then place frozen shrimp in a bowl and add warm water, it’ll take about 15 mins for the shrimp to be unfrozen.
How to make Shrimp Mango Salad
Let’s deal with shrimp first. If you have frozen shrimp, then unfreeze them in one of the ways from the paragraph above. When the shrimp are raw and unfroze, season them with olive oil, chili flakes, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Make sure the spices and oil fully cover the shrimp.
Put a pan on medium heat, add some oil there and then place the shrimp there in a single layer. Fry them for about 1min for each side.
Take the shrimp out of the pan and place them on the plate. Set them aside. By the way, eating shrimp may also promote heart and brain health due to its content of omega-3 fatty acids and the antioxidant astaxanthin.
Now let’s deal with vegetables. Roughly cut a bunch of arugula.
Peel and cut mango and avocado into 1 cm cubes.
Chop the walnuts.
Prepare the Honey Lemon dressing.
Now let’s assemble the salad. Place arugula on the serving plate as a base for the salad. Then spread avocado and mango cubes on the arugula base.
Evenly place the fried shrimp on the salad and sprinkle it with chopped walnuts.
Dress the final dish with Honey Lemon dressing. Enjoy your delicious Shrimp Mango Salad!
Savory Shrimp Mango Salad
Ingredients
- 6-8 Shrimps
- 1 bunch Arugula
- ½ Mango
- ½ Avocado
- 5-6 Walnuts
- ¼ tsp Chili flakes
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Black pepper
- Honey Lemon Dressing
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Unfreeze raw shrimp and cover them with olive oil, chili flakes, salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Put a pan on medium heat and fry shrimp with some olive oil for about 1min for each side. Then take them out and set them aside.
- Roughly cut arugula. Peel and cut mango and avocado into 1 cm cubes. Chop the hazelnuts.
- Prepare the Honey Lemon dressing.
- Place arugula on the serving plate, then add avocado and mango. Spread chopped hazelnuts.
- Evenly spread the shrimp on the salad and dress it with Honey Lemon dressing. Enjoy!
Shrimp Mango Salad