Shrimp and Avocado Salad with Grapefruit Vinaigrette

Name: Shrimp and Avocado Salad with Grapefruit Vinaigrette
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 firm-ripe California avocados; 57 grams cups baby spinach; 59 milliliters fresh grapefruit juice; 59 milliliters hazelnuts, lightly toastedand any loose skins rubbed off; 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice; 1 pink or red grapefruit; 227 grams shrimp (8 to 10), shelled and deveined; 59 milliliters trimmed sprouts (preferably radish); 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 1 white grapefruit

Need a gluten free and pescatarian main course? Shrimp and Avocado Salad with Grapefruit Vinaigrette could be a spectacular recipe to try. One serving contains 354 calories, 15g of protein, and 27g of fat. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of butter, vegetable oil, shrimp, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the hazelnuts you could follow this main course with the Plum Strudel With Hazelnuts as a dessert.

Instructions

Whisk together vinaigrette ingredients with salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Vinaigrette

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Whisk

Cut peel, including all white pith, from fruit with a sharp paring knife and cut segments free from membranes. Halve enough grapefruit segments to measure 1 1/2 cups (reserve any remaining segments for another use).

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Grapefruit

Fruit

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Coarsely chop hazelnuts. Melt butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook hazelnuts with salt and pepper to taste, stirring, until a shade darker, about 5 minutes.

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Hazelnuts

Butter

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Transfer nuts to paper towels to cool, reserving skillet.

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Nuts

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Quarter avocados lengthwise, then pit and peel.

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Avocado

Cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.

Drizzle with lime juice and season with salt and pepper.

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Lime Juice

Pat shrimp dry and season with salt and pepper.

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Shrimp

Heat oil in skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté shrimp, turning them, until golden and just cooked through, about 3 minutes.

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Shrimp

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Toss together spinach, half of grapefruit segments, and half of vinaigrette with salt and pepper to taste.

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Vinaigrette

Grapefruit

Spinach

Arrange avocados and remaining grapefruit on 4 plates and top with shrimp, salad, and sprouts. Spoon remaining vinaigrette over salad and sprinkle with nuts.

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Avocado

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Servings:

firm-ripe California avocados 57grams

cups baby spinach 59milliliters

fresh grapefruit juice 59milliliters

hazelnuts, lightly toastedand any loose skins rubbed off 1teaspoon

fresh lime juice 1

pink or red grapefruit 227grams

shrimp (8 to 10), shelled and deveined 59milliliters

trimmed sprouts (preferably radish)1Tbsp

unsalted butter 1Tbsp

vegetable oil 1

white grapefruit

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Shrimp. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. One wine you could try is Alois Lageder Terran Alpina Pinot Grigio Vigneti delle Dolomiti. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 16 dollars.