Well, darlings, after the lovely and luscious birthday dinner I made for DJ Nevah L8 (for dinnah!) it's time to get back to the salad dinners again!
This salad is easy, light and quick, perfect for a filling weekday dinner, but remember, if you load up your salads with too many fattening ingredients and dressing, you can eat as many calories as if you had a cheeseburger and fries!
Oddly enough, La Diva thinks that avocado coconut ice cream sounds delicious! Click to get the recipe!La Diva knows there is a fair amount of fat in avocado but it's the "good" fat and has no cholesterol. You can omit the bacon if you like but I like the crunch and saltiness a slice or two adds. If you cook it well, a little will go a long way and you can get a hit of flavor with only one piece each. Not too worried about calories and cholesterol? Have two!
Additionally, shrimp are a great, low-carb and low-fat choice; full of nutrients and the "good" cholesterol!
Here's what La Diva did:
La Diva's grilled shrimp n bacon n avocado salad with shallot mustard dressing!
Season about 6-8 medium shrimp with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and mixed herbs. Heat grill.
Microwave 2-4 slices of bacon on plate lined and covered with paper towel for about 3-4 minutes on high until crisped and completely cooked through. This will produce an extra crispy bacon and the paper towel will absorb the extra fat. Cool and set aside.
Cook shrimp quickly on a hot grill for about three minutes tops. Take off and put on plate, cover with foil and set aside.
For dressing, in a small jar add:
1 small shallot, minced
1 T champagne Dijon mustard (or plain Dijon)
Squeeze 1/2 lemon
1 t honey
3 T quality extra virgin olive oil
To taste: add white wine vinegar
Shake vigorously and add salt and pepper to taste. Adjust vinegar as you need it, don't make it too sour!
Click on the photo...mmm, mmm, nothing like some grilled scrimpy salad n bacon!On two large dinner plates put:
Layer of greens
Halved grape tomatoes
Slices of red or yellow peppers
Slice one small or 1/2 large avocado and fan over two plates
Add the shrimp
Drizzle mustard shallot dressing
Crumble bacon over top
Season with crystal sea salt and grind some fresh black pepper and serve! EAT!
Result: I just LOVE the crisp bacon texture with the creamy avocado! And then of course, you get that nice POP of shrimp and the crunchy peppers! The mustard shallot dressing is so perfect with all the ingredients and does not overpower but enhances. This salad is very refreshing and light for those hot summer nights! And, this is the kind of meal you can do anytime if you keep a well-stocked pantry and avocados handy.
La Diva will feature a main dinner salad once a week, so keep on reading for more great salad ideas! Ciao, darlings!cooking class, cocktails, parties, cocktail party, Miami, coral gables, events, bartending class, cocktail class, Laura Lafata, Miami Beach, miami cooking classes, bachelorette parties, bachelorette party
La Diva will feature a main dinner salad once a week, so keep on reading for more great salad ideas! Ciao, darlings!cooking class, cocktails, parties, cocktail party, Miami, coral gables, events, bartending class, cocktail class, Laura Lafata, Miami Beach, miami cooking classes, bachelorette parties, bachelorette party
I do love avocados, but I think my love stops at ice cream. At first I thought this was green tea ice cream, which I do LOVE.
ReplyDeleteI'm back to salads too, so your post, pictures and recipes are mucho appreciated.
Thanks Boxer, I've got a lot more ideas!
ReplyDeleteBTW, when I lived in Sydney I used to go to an Indonesian restaurant and have shaved ice with coconut milk and avocado and found it really refreshing and tasty! It seemed weird but it tasted good.
I've also had frozen, blended avocado margaritas!