Grilled Prawn Salad with Avocado Aioli
Prawns are similar to shrimp but are a bit larger in size. If you can’t find prawns at your local grocery store or fish market, you can use fresh or frozen jumbo shrimp. This Grilled Prawn Salad provides plenty of potassium, folate and heart-healthy fats. It makes for a delicious light lunch. The Avocado Aioli is also a wonderful dip for appetizers or to use in place of salad dressing, or, as a topping for some of our light taco recipes.
Servings: 4
Calories: 140kcal
This Grilled Prawn Salad provides plenty of potassium, folate and heart-healthy fats. It makes for a delicious light lunch. The Avocado Aioli is also a wonderful dip for appetizers or to use in place of salad dressing, or, as a topping for some of our light taco recipes.
Ingredients
- 8 large prawns - peeled and deveined
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- 4 slices turkey bacon
- 4 cups mixed salad greens
- 2 Roma tomatoes
- 4 tablespoons Avocado Aioli
Instructions
- Season the prawns with the oil and garlic. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Heat a grill or nonstick skillet to medium high. Cook the bacon until crisp. Drain on a paper towel.
- Grill or saute the prawns for about one minute on each side, until pink. Drain on a paper towel until cool enough to handle and cut in half lengthwise.
- Layer the greens with the prawns, bacon and sliced tomatoes.
- Top each salad with a two-tablespoon dollop of Avocado Aioli.
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Spa Index Kitchen Notes
Prawns are similar to shrimp but are a bit larger in size. If you can’t find prawns at your local grocery store or fish market, you can use fresh or frozen jumbo shrimp.
Grilled Prawn & Avocado Salad
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 140 kcal (7%) | Carbohydrates: 6 g (2%) | Protein: 14 g (28%) | Fat: 8 g (12%) | Cholesterol: 79 mg (26%) | Sodium: 200 mg (9%) | Fiber: 3 g (13%) | Sugar: 2 g (2%)
From “The Biggest Loser: 6 Weeks to a Healthier You” by The Biggest Loser Experts and Cast. Copyright © 2010 by Universal Studios Licensing LLLP, The Biggest Loser™ and NBC Studios, Inc., and Reveille LLC. Reprinted by permission of Rodale, Inc., Emmaus, PA 18098.
This was superb
Pretty darn good!
It’s a very basic and very good salad, but guess what? It’s two other things as well. If you make 100% of this salad, but use prawns or shrimps with no shells or tails, and stuff it into a Whole Wheat Pita, it an excellent sandwich. And, if you do the same, but leave out the bacon, toss it all together, and wrap it in a whole wheat tortilla, or, a few corn tortillas (not fried of course), it’s a seafood taco! Pass the limes.
GREAT idea! A seafood taco is great in hot months. We’ll just use a bit of salsa in place of the Roma tomato!
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