Tropical Shrimp Salad

This salad was incredible. A wonderful combination of fruits and shrimp, with a light creamy dressing that has a hint of vanilla. It was the perfect dish on a hot summer’s day.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword salad, shrimp

Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 238kcal

Author Based on a recipe from Louisiana Cookin' Magazine

Ingredients

For the salad

1 ½ pounds shrimp large, cooked and peeled
2 cups pineapple chopped
1 ⅓ cups honeydew melon cut into balls
1 ⅓ cups watermelon cut into balls
1 ⅓ cups cantaloupe cut into balls
1 medium cucumber peeled, seeded, sliced
¼ cup green onion chopped, plus more for garnish

For the dressing

⅓ cup vanilla yogurt Greek is fine
2 teaspoons lemon zest
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon fresh dill chopped, plus more for garnish
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

For the salad

Place all salad ingredients into a large bowl and stir gently.

For the dressing

Whisk together all ingredients and pour over the shrimp and fruit mixture.
Stir gently.
Serve garnished with chopped green onions and dill.

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