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Avocado, Citrus and Rock Shrimp Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Avocado, Citrus and Rock Shrimp Salad

18 ingredients 5 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

870
Calories
36g
Protein
41g
Fat
102g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Tortilla Chip 1 medium flour (45g) 140
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Grapefruit 1/2 fruit (123g) 52
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Green Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Red Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/3 Cups Fresh lemon juice
  • 1/3 Cups Sugar
  • 4 ½ Tbsp Louisiana hot sauce
  • 3 Finely chopped garlic cloves
  • Salt - as needed
  • 2 ¾ Cups Olive Oil
  • 2 Tbsp Cayenne pepper
  • 12 Bay leaves
  • 6 Pounds Peeled and deveined rock shrimp
  • 3 Cups Finely diced red bell pepper
  • 3 Cups Thinly sliced green onion
  • ¾ Cup Chopped cilantro
  • 2 ½ Pounds Orange sections
  • 3 Pounds Ruby Grapefruit sections
  • 6 Pounds California Avocados
  • Crisp fried thin blue tortilla chips -- as needed for garnish
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Directions

1

Whisk together lemon juice, sugar, hot sauce, garlic and 2 teaspoons salt. Whisk in oil; reserve.

2

Stir 2 tablespoons salt, cayenne pepper and bay leaves into 1-1/2 gallons water. Bring to a boil; simmer 5 minutes. Add the shrimp. Cook shrimp until just pink and opaque, about 1 minute. Spread on a sheet pan to cool. Do not refresh in cold water; the peeled rock shrimp will absorb water quickly. Chill.

3

JUST BEFORE SERVICE

4

Toss shrimp with 1-3/4 cups reserved lemon dressing. Fold in bell pepper, onion and cilantro. Add more salt to taste, if necessary.

5

Mound 3/4 cup shrimp salad on one side of the plate. Slice 1/2 avocado thinly. With a spatula, put it opposite shrimp, almost touching; press lightly to fan it out lengthwise toward the shrimp. Arrange 5 orange and 5 grapefruit segments on either side of the avocado and shrimp salad. Drizzle the plate with 1 tablespoon reserved dressing. Garnish plate with tortilla strips.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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