Description
Quick Shrimp Bowl with Grilled Garlic Avocado is a flavorful, nourishing meal featuring juicy shrimp, zesty corn salsa, and creamy garlic sauce over fresh avocado.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 cup corn, thawed or cooked
- 1/2 cup red onion, diced
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced (optional)
- 1 lime, juiced
- Salt, to taste
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 avocado, sliced or mashed
- Sesame seeds, for garnish
- Green onions, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- In a bowl, toss the shrimp with olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and cayenne if desired.
- Preheat your grill or grill pan to medium-high heat and cook the shrimp for 2-3 minutes per side until opaque.
- In a separate bowl, combine corn, red onion, cilantro, jalapeno (if using), and lime juice to make the corn salsa.
- To prepare the creamy garlic sauce, whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream, cilantro, lemon juice, minced garlic, salt, and black pepper.
- Assemble the bowl by dividing corn salsa between serving bowls, topping with grilled shrimp and avocado. Drizzle with creamy garlic sauce and garnish with sesame seeds and green onions.
Notes
For a heartier meal, serve over quinoa or brown rice.
You can substitute Greek yogurt for sour cream in the sauce for a lighter option.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 200mg