Grilled Avocado with Confetti Shrimp Salad
a Weekend Gourmet Original
Ingredients (makes 4 servings):
- Two extra-large avocados
- 2 tbs. olive oil (I used a lemon-infused olive oil)
- Salt and pepper to taste
For the salad:
- 1/2 lb. medium shrimp (50-70/lb.), boiled and chilled
- 1/2 cup corn kernels
- 1 Roma tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped purple onion
- 1 green onion, sliced
- 1/3 cup chopped seeded cucumber
- 1/2 jalapeno, seeded and finely minced
- 2 tsp. finely chopped cilantro
- Juice from 1/2 lime
- 1 tbs. olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Step 1: Add the shrimp, corn, tomato, purple and green onion, cucumber, jalapeno, and cilantro to a bowl. Add the lime juice, and olive oil. Stir to combine all the ingredients, then add salt & pepper to taste. Refrigerate until you're ready to assemble -- up to overnight. At least 2 hours ensures the flavors all combine nicely.
Step 2: Heat an outdoor grill OR heat a cast iron grill pan over medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Add 1 tbs. olive oil to the hot grill pan. Cut the avocados in half and remove the pit. Use a spoon to slightly enlarge the well in the avocado halves a bit. Brush the remaining olive oil on the avocado halves and sprinkle with salt & pepper. When the grill/grill pan is hot, add the avocados and cook approximately 3-5 minutes, until you see distinct grill marks on the avocado halves.
Step 3: When ready to serve, place a grilled avocado half on a small plate. Carefully spoon a quarter of the shrimp salad mixture into the well of each avocado half. Squeeze with additional lime, if desired, and serve.
If you love avocado and shrimp as much as I do, you'll go nuts for this fun Summer recipe. Creamy avocado, sweet shrimp, and spicy salsa-like veggies combine for a flavor explosion...and it just looks plain pretty on a plate! I hope you'll give my Grilled Avocado with Confetti Shrimp Salad a try the next time you fire up your grill. Your tastebuds will thank you! Be sure to check out all of this week's great #SundaySupper grilling recipes -- just in time for your Memorial Day cookouts next weekend. We've got something for everyone!!
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