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Cajun Shrimp Chopped Salad

Calories 370
Protein 30g
Fat 21g
Carbs 18g
Total Time 20 min

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Cajun Shrimp Chopped Salad

Ingredients

Ingredients for 3 servings

  • 1lb shrimp, peeled and deveined and chopped
    • Swap – 1lb chicken breasts, chopped into 1-inch pieces
    • VEG swap – extra firm tofu, chopped into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons The Fit Cook Southern Creole Cajun blend
  • 1 teaspoon avocado or olive oil
  • Spray olive oil
  • Salad
    • 5 cups Romaine lettuce, chopped
    • 1 medium cucumber, peeled and chopped
    • 3 Roma tomatoes, diced
    • 1/2 cup red onion, sliced
    • 1 large avocado, chopped (ONLY ADD DAY OF to reduce browning)
  • Dressing
    • 7oz 2% Greek yogurt
    • 1 – 2 tablespoons Louisiana hot sauce (or favorite hot sauce)
    • 1 – 2 tablespoons (dried) chive (your choice of more/less onion flavor)
    • Juice from 1/2 lemon
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • Water as needed to help with consistency
    • Sea salt & cracked pepper to taste
Steps
  1. Season shrimp with low sodium Cajun seasoning and olive oil, then set aside to marinate while you prepare the salad.
  2. Mix together all of the salad ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
  3. Mix together the ingredients for the dressing in a separate bowl.
  4. Set a carbon steel skillet on medium high heat. Once hot, lightly spray with avocado oil, then add the shrimp.  Sear and toss the shrimp until it is cooked through, about 6 – 8 minutes.
    Cajun Shrimp Chopped Salad Step 4
  5. Bring it all together!
    Cajun Shrimp Chopped Salad Step 5Evenly divide the salad, shrimp and dressing among meal containers and enjoy!  Pro-tips: (a) keep the dressing separate and add it only when you’re going to eat the salad; (b) only add the avocado the morning that you’re going to eat the salad.Eggs Polenta Veggies Final tips

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Calories
370
Protein
30g
Fat
21g
Carbs
18g
Sodium
1100mg
Fiber
7g
Sugar
8g
About the author

FitMenCook

My name is Kevin. My life changed when I realized that healthy living is truly a lifelong journey, mainly won by having a well-balanced diet and enjoying adequate exercise. By experimenting in the kitchen and openly sharing my meals, I learned that healthy eating is hardly boring and that by making a few adjustments, I could design a diet that could help me achieve my personal fitness goals. Our bodies are built in the kitchen and sculpted in the gym.