Grilled Chipotle Lime Shrimp Salad - With a Cilantro Lime dressing

chipotle peppers in adobo

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Smoked paprika provides a similar smoky flavor without the added calories of adobo sauce.

avocado

🥗Healthier: mashed avocado

💰Cheaper: canned avocado

Canned avocado can be a budget-friendly alternative when fresh is not available.

Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.

In a bowl, combine olive oil, chipotle peppers in adobo, lime juice, minced garlic, cumin, paprika, salt, and black pepper.

Add shrimp to the marinade and toss to coat evenly; let marinate for 15-20 minutes.

While the shrimp marinates, prepare the salad base by chopping romaine lettuce and placing it in a large bowl.

Halve the cherry tomatoes and add them to the bowl with the lettuce.

Slice the red onion thinly and add to the salad.

Chop the cilantro and sprinkle it over the salad ingredients.

Once marinated, thread shrimp onto skewers for grilling.

Grill the shrimp for 2-3 minutes per side, or until they are opaque and cooked through.

Remove shrimp from the grill and let them cool slightly before removing from skewers.

Slice the avocado and arrange it on top of the salad.

Top the salad with grilled shrimp and serve with lime wedges on the side.

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