This salad is sure to make your tastebuds feel the heat! It is packed with protein and good fats, is filling, and deliciously spicy! The spicy part is the shrimp, which is cooked with chili paste and garlic. A ginger dressing finishes the salad delightfully.

The ginger, soy sauce, and lime juice in the dressing cut through the spicy shrimp and savory vegetables for a tasteful keto-friendly salad.

Yields 4 servings of Spicy Shrimp Avocado Salad

The Preparation

Shrimp Salad:

2 medium avocado
1/2 medium lime, juice
5 ounces cucumber
2 ounces baby spinach
2 ounces cherry tomatoes, sliced
3 tablespoons olive oil, for frying
1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chili paste
10 ounces shrimp, peeled

Ginger Dressing:

1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
1/2 medium lime, juice
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce, or coconut aminos
1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
salt and pepper, to taste

The Execution

1. Measure out and prepare all the ingredients.

2. Cut up the avocado into slices and discard the pit. Squeeze lime juice over the avocado. Slice the cucumbers.

3. Plate the spinach, avocado slices, cucumbers slices, and cherry tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

4. In a frying pan, add the olive oil, garlic, and chili paste. Add in the shrimp and fry for a few minutes each on both sides.

5. Add the cooked shrimp to the top of the salad.

6. Combine ingredients for the dressing: olive oil, ginger, lime juice, soy sauce, and garlic in a bowl and blend together using an immersion blender.

7. Top the salad with the ginger dressing.

8. Season with additional salt and pepper if desired. Enjoy!

This makes a total of 4 servings of Spicy Shrimp & Avocado Salad . Each serving comes out to be 441 calories, 38.1g fats, 5.5g net carbs, and 17.2g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
2 medium avocado	601	55.5	31.1	24.5	6.6	7.1
1/2 medium lime	10	0.1	3.5	0.9	2.6	0.2
5 ounce cucumber	21	0.2	5.2	0.7	4.4	0.9
2 ounce baby spinach	13	0.2	2.1	1.3	0.8	1.6
2 ounce cherry tomatoes	10	0.1	2.2	0.7	1.5	0.5
3 tablespoon olive oil	358	40.5	0	0	0	0
1 teaspoon fresh garlic	4	0	0.9	0.1	0.9	0.2
1 tablespoon chili paste	3	0.1	0.6	0.1	0.5	0.1
10 ounce shrimp	241	1.5	0	0	0	57
1/4 cup olive oil	477	54	0	0	0	0
1 tablespoon fresh ginger	5	0.1	1.1	0.1	1	0.1
1/2 medium lime	10	0.1	3.5	0.9	2.6	0.2
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce	4	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.7
1 teaspoon fresh garlic	4	0	0.9	0.1	0.9	0.2
— salt and pepper	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	1763	152.3	51.5	29.4	22.1	68.8
Per Serving (/4)	441	38.1	12.9	7.4	5.5	17.2