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Grilled Lemon Garlic Shrimp Caesar Salad
Char grilled and skinny lemon garlic shrimp Caesar salad with a lightened up creamy Caesar dressing! Easy to make with creamy avocado slices, crunchy croutons, shaved parmesan cheese, and a soft boiled egg! This recipe serves 2, and can be easily doubled to serve 4.
👥 2 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Karina Carrel📖 cafedelites
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- bowl
- pan
- skillet
- blender
- food processor
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to grill/broil settings on medium - high heat. Place the cubed bread onto an oven tray; drizzle with olive oil (or spray with cooking oil spray) and bake in the oven (on middle shelf) until crispy. Alternatively, use store bought croutons.
2
Combine the shrimp in a shallow bowl with the lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Allow to marinade for ⏱️ 10 minutes or so while preparing your other ingredients.
-2 tablespoons lemon juice (juice of 1/2 a large lemon)1lemon juice1 tablespoongarlic (minced)1 tablespoongarlic (crushed, or 1 teaspoons minced garlic)1 clovesalt1 pinchsalt (for seasoning)1 pinchcracked pepper (to taste)1 pinchpepper (for seasoning)1 pinch
3
Heat a grill pan (or skillet or non stick pan) with a light drizzle of olive oil; fry the bacon until golden and crispy. Transfer to a warm plate; set aside.
4
Drain some of the bacon fat from the pan, leaving about 1 teaspoon in the pan for the shrimp. Fry the shrimp for ⏱️ 2-3 minutes each side (be careful not to over cook or they will get rubbery!) Set aside.
5
To make the Caesar Dressing:
6
Combine the yogurt, mayo, oil, garlic, anchovies, lemon juice and parmesan in a magic bullet blender, small blender or a small food processor. Blend until well combined; add salt and pepper to your tastes, and blend again until smooth. Taste test.
garlic (minced)1 tablespoongarlic (crushed, or 1 teaspoons minced garlic)1 clove-2 tablespoons lemon juice (juice of 1/2 a large lemon)1lemon juice1 tablespoonsalt1 pinchsalt (for seasoning)1 pinchcracked pepper (to taste)1 pinchpepper (for seasoning)1 pinch
7
Assemble Salad:
8
Combine the lettuce with the shrimp and bacon; avocado slices; shaved parmesan cheese; and croutons. Pour over the dressing; mix well to combine. Slice the egg and arrange on top.
avocado (sliced)1/2egg (soft boiled (or poached))1whole egg mayo (reduced fat)1 tablespoon
Nutrition Facts
calories
504 kcal
fat Content
26 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
6 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
2290 mg
protein Content
51 g
trans Fat Content
0.04 g
cholesterol Content
384 mg
carbohydrate Content
16 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
unsaturated Fat Content
16 g
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