Southwestern Style Shrimp Taco Salad Food

SOUTHWESTERN TACO SALAD RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• To make the avocado cilantro lime salad dressing, combine all the ingredients for the dressing (avocado, cilantro, lime juice, greek yogurt, water, salt, garlic, and cumin) in a blender or food processor until smooth. Set aside.
• Pour 1 tbsp of oil into a pan and bring up to medium heat. Add the diced chicken breast and taco seasoning, stirring until all pieces are well-coated with the seasoning. Cook through and set aside.
• Assemble your salad with a bed of chopped romaine lettuce on the bottom. Then, lay out each topping (chicken, cheddar jack cheese, black beans, avocado, corn, cherry tomatoes, and tortilla strips) in rows or blend it all together.
• Top off with the avocado salad dressing and cilantro then serve immediately.
• Enjoy!

SOUTHWESTERN-STYLE SHRIMP TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare grill to medium high heat.
• Combine lime juice, olive oil, cumin, garlic, syrup, and hot sauce in small bowl, stirring with whisk.
• Place shrimp in shallow bowl, drizzle 1 tbsp of lime juice mixture over shrimp, tossing gently to coat; reserve remaining lime juice mixture, set aside.
• Spray grill lightly with cooking spray. Thread shrimp on skewers, or put in grill basket. Place shrimp and corn on grill rack coated with cooking spay.
• Grill 8 minutes, turning shrimp over once, and turning corn frequently until browned on both sides; remove from grill and cool slightly.
• Place shrimp in large bowl. Cut kernels from ears of corn, and add to bowl. Add lettuce, green onions, cilantro, black beans, and plum tomatoes to shrimp and corn mixture. Drizzle with remaining lime juice mixture and toss to combine.
• Divide salad onto six plates and top with avocado; serve immediately.

SOUTHWESTERN SHRIMP SOFT TACOS

Steps:

• Combine marinade ingredients with 1/4 cup water and season with salt. Add shrimp; refrigerate 1 hour. To make relish, cut corn kernels off cob. Lightly spray a sturdy skillet with cooking spray and heat over moderately high heat. (Avoid Teflon pans, which should not be used when cooking at such high temperatures.) Stir-fry corn until golden brown. Pour corn into a bowl and add remaining relish ingredients; season with salt. Remove shrimp and reserve marinade. Lightly spray the same skillet with cooking spray and heat on high until very hot. Toss in a few shrimp at a time and cook until just opaque; remove shrimp. Pour marinade into pan, bring to boil and boil for 2 minutes; lower heat and simmer until thick. Put 4 shrimp on each tortilla; top with corn relish and marinade sauce. Sprinkle with cilantro and green onion.

SHRIMP TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Remove shrimp tails.
• Place shrimp in bowl, sprinkle with half of the taco seasoning.
• Set aside.
• In another bowl, combine 1/2 cup
• oil, onion, vinegar, (I usually use the cider) red pepper, garlic, coriander and sugar: set aside.
• This will be your salad dressing.
• In a skillet, fry tortlla strips in remaining oil, drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with remaining taco seasoning.
• In same skillet, saute shrimp for a few minutes or until pink. (don't overcook)
• In a large bowl, mix greens, tomato, beans, shrimp, and tortilla strips.
• Drizzle dressing all over the mix.
• Sprinkle with cheese and toss.

GRILLED SOUTHWESTERN SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• Heat gas or charcoal grill.
• Sprinkle shrimp evenly with chili powder; set aside. Spray grill rack with cooking spray. Place corn on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 12 minutes, turning occasionally. Add shrimp to grill for last 6 minutes of cooking time; cook, turning once, until shrimp are pink. Cut kernels from ears of corn. Discard cobs. In small bowl, stir lime juice, oil, honey, salt, cumin and pepper with whisk; set aside.
• In large bowl, stir together shrimp, corn, lettuce and tomatoes; drizzle with dressing and toss well. Add avocado; toss gently. Serve immediately.

BEST SHRIMP TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Put the meat, 1 tablespoon of the seasoning, and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a plastic bag and refrigerate for at least 20 minute.
• The dressing: In a jar, combine the oil, southwest seasoning, salsa, steak seasoning, vinegar, cumin. Shake well.
• In a bowl, combine diced tomatoes, salad veggies and beans. Dress with 1 - 2 tablespoons dressing.
• Brown the meat then turn off heat.
• To assemble: Put lettuce in a large bowl. Add veggies, cheese and meat. Pour dressing over and toss.
• Add the chips when you serve.
• Please note the times do not include 20 minutes for marinading the meat.

SHRIMP TACO SALAD

Steps:

• Place shrimp in a large bowl; sprinkle with half of the taco seasoning. Set aside. In a small bowl, whisk 1/2 cup oil, onion, vinegar, green pepper, garlic, coriander and sugar; set aside., In a large skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add tortilla chips; stir-fry until golden. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with remaining taco seasoning. In same skillet, cook and stir shrimp 8-10 minutes or until shrimp turn pink., In a large bowl, combine beans, salad greens, tomato, shrimp and tortilla strips. Just before serving, whisk dressing and pour over salad; sprinkle with cheese and toss to coat.

SOUTHWESTERN SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare the salad, in any order you like.
• Drizzle a frying pan with olive oil.
• Cook the shrimp over medium heat, seasoning it with mostly taco seasoning, and a few dashes of Chili Powder and garlic salt. Allow the cook to shrimp evenly, periodically drizzling with lime juice, and a small dash of cayenne pepper. (That cayenne pepper can be powerful!).
• While the shrimp are cooking, prepare the dressing. Whisk the sour cream, light mayo and taco seasoning in a small bowl. Sprinkle with the seasonings and lime juice to taste. If you prefer a creamier dressing, use less lime juice.
• Top the previously prepared salad with the shrimp and then with your desired amount of dressing.