Salad and Salad Dressing Recipes

Shrimp and Mango Taco Salads

Try this delicious and fresh twist on the traditional taco salad using shrimp and mangoes. It is beautiful and comes to the table very quickly!

Shrimp and Mango Taco Salads

Prep: 30 min | Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

Lime Dressing

  • 2/3 cup thawed frozen limeade concentrate (from 12 ounce can)
  • 1 (1 ounce) package Old El Paso™ taco seasoning mix
  • 3 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper sauce

Salad

  • 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled, deveined (with tails left on, if desired), thawed and patted dry, if frozen
  • 1 (9 ounce) package romaine and green leaf lettuce blend
  • 1 (15 ounce) can Progresso™ black beans, drained, rinsed
  • 1 large mango, peeled and cut up (1 1/2 cups)
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, coarsely chopped (1 cup)
  • 1 medium avocado, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • Tortilla chips, if desired

Instructions

  1. In container with tight-fitting cover, shake limeade concentrate, 1 tablespoon of the taco seasoning mix, the oil and red pepper sauce. Set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, toss shrimp with remaining taco seasoning mix until evenly coated.
  3. Heat a 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp; cook and stir, scraping any seasoning from bottom of pan, 3 to 6 minutes, or until shrimp are pink.
  4. Divide lettuce among 6 dinner plates.
  5. Top with shrimp, black beans, mango, bell pepper and avocado.
  6. Drizzle with dressing.
  7. Serve with tortilla chips.

Notes

Love grilled shrimp? Cook the shrimp in a grill basket on your grill instead of on the stove for great grilled flavor!

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories 390 Calories from Fat 110 Total Fat 12g Saturated Fat 1 1/2g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 115mg Sodium 930mg Total Carbohydrate 49g Dietary Fiber 11g Sugars 22g Protein 20g

% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 110% Vitamin C 45% Calcium 10% Iron 15%

Exchanges: 2 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 0

Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat

Carbohydrate Choice 3

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Betty Crocker



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