Grilled Shrimp and Asparagus Salad with Lemon-Pesto Dressing is a refreshing, flavorful healthy entrée salad recipe designed to make you feel satisfied!
In case you were absent, we went real deep in grill talk on Monday.
Feelings were expressed, Amy Grant was quoted, we ignited a fire, and now we’re stoking the fire with grilled shrimp and asparagus.
Confession (slash recap from Monday’s post): when I’m not grilling for a ton of people, I just plug in my George and grill on the comfort of my own counter.
It eliminates the hassle of walking in and out with plates and tongs and food and matches, and also saves time on the ol’ cleanup task.
It also makes year-round grilling a cinch, which is a major plus for grilled food lovers like myself.
How to Make Grilled Shrimp and Asparagus Salad:
Because I can always go for some shrimp and fresh, snappy spring asparagus, I simply tossed those items on the Foreman and stuck them on some spring greens.
For the dressing, I mixed together store-bought pesto sauce and lemon juice (you can use homemade pesto too, but of course), and also added hearty hunks of avocado and some pine nuts to the salad. I’ve got tell you, in the realm of salads, I could eat this one every single day.
I have also made this salad using store-bought rotisserie chicken instead of shrimp, because: lazy.
It’s adaptable to your protein tastes, and it’s so full of flavor and fat, you won’t know what socked you in your taste buds.
Grilled Shrimp and Asparagus Salad. Always in season.
Grilled Shrimp and Asparagus Salad with Lemon-Pesto Dressing
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup pesto sauce
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/2 bunch asparagus trimmed
- 5 ounces spring green mix
- 1 large avocado peeled and sliced
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts
Instructions
- Stir together the pesto sauce and lemon juice in a small bowl to make the dressing. Set aside until ready to use.
- Heat your grill to medium-high and spray with oil
- Lightly coat shrimp and asparagus with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place the shrimp and asparagus on the grill (you may need to do so in batches depending on the size of your grill). Grill, flipping once or twice until shrimp is cooked through and asparagus is bright green and soft, but still al dente (see note).
- Transfer shrimp and asparagus to a plate and allow to cool slightly. Chop the asparagus into 2-inch pieces.
- Add the spring greens to a large serving bowl. Add the lemon-pesto dressing, grilled shrimp, asparagus, avocado, pine nuts, and toss everything together.
- Serve and enjoy!
Oh, this is really delicious ! You’re right – it tastes great on everything! Was so tired of pesto and we have sooooo much basil!Thank you
This gorgeous salad screams spring – love it and sharing it!
Did you perhaps mean half a bunch of asparagus rather than half a bushel? The former is more in keeping with the rest of the ingredients. The salad sounds wonderful.
I love this fresh and simple salad. This would make a delicious light dinner. Thanks for sharing!
I was not absent Monday and you sent me into a total Amy Grant fest for the entire day! This salad looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it with our locally grown Walla Walla asparagus! Thanks for posting this delicious recipe!
But a half bushel is a lot of asparagus!
Love this simple and fresh spring recipe! I love new ways to eat shrimp, we love it over here!
This salad is pretty much all my favourite things wrapped up into one delicious looking salad!! You sure know how to do it, girl!!
Such a great spring recipe. I love the dressing!