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garlic shrimp salad

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jessica Hannan
Austin, TX

Maybe I am just starving hungry but I thought this salad was excellent!

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For garlic shrimp salad

  • 1/4 c
    olive oil, extra virgin
  • 10 clove
    garlic, thinly sliced
  • 3 pinch
    coarse sea salt
  • 1 lb
    medium shrimp, shelled
  • 1 can
    mild diced tomatoes with chiles, well drained
  • 1/2 tsp
    coarse sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    coarse black pepper
  • 1/4 c
    chopped cilantro
  • juice from one lime
  • 4 c
    baby salad mix

How To Make garlic shrimp salad

  • 1
    Slice the garlic, shell the shrimp and drain the tomatoes.
  • 2
    Preheat nonstick pan over medium high heat for 2 minutes and add the olive oil. Swirl it around the pan, add the sliced garlic and stir fry until crisp and brown, but not burnt. Remove the garlic from the pan, sprinkle with salt and set aside.
  • 3
    Add the shrimp to the pan, and stir fry until mostly done, then add the tomatoes. Stir fry until the shrimp are done and the tomatoes are heated through.
  • 4
    Drain all the juice off of the shrimp and tomatoes and return them to the pan. Squirt with the lime juice and add the cilantro, mix well.
  • 5
    Serve on a lettuce salad. No dressing needed!
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