When you need a lighter, healthy meal, an entree salad can hit the spot and make you smile. My shrimp and aspargus salad with oranges is a perfect example. It’s a delightful spring salad with fresh greens, orange segments, asparagus, shrimp, and a lovely citrus vinaigrette. It’s fast and so tasty. In 20 minutes, you can be sitting with your family and friends and enjoying the flavor. You can serve a small version of this salad as a first course, but I love it as an entree. I’m using quick broiled shrimp, but you can also use any cooked shrimp like grilled, boiled, or sauteed.
My fresh greens today are arugula (rocket). The arugula adds a peppery note to the salad. You may use all arugula, a mix of arugala and baby spinach, or even all baby spinach if you’re not an arugula fan.
Shrimp & Asparagus Salad With Oranges
Use organic when available. Makes 2 entree salads or 4 first course salads
Shrimp & Asparagus Salad With Oranges
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 lb medium shrimp peeled and de-veined
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cups asparagus chopped about 1" (about 1 lb)
- 2 oranges
- 5 oz fresh greens: arugula, baby spinach or mix of both
Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp orange juice from segmenting oranges
- 1 tbsp balsamic or red wine vinegar
- squeeze of a fresh lemon
- 1/2 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Salad
- Preheat broiler
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil
- Place shrimp in large bowl and add lemon juice and 3 tbsp of olive oil with dash of salt
- Stir and coat shrimp well
- Cover broiler pan with non-stick foil and place shrimp in single layer on pan
- Place pan on the top rack, a few inches below the element
- Broil about 1½ minutes or more per side, just until shrimp turn pink
- Let shrimp cool while you make salad
- With a sharp knife carefully slice off the top and bottom of each orange over bowl
- Slice the skin away from the flesh and discard
- Remove any remaining white pith
- Cut between the membranes to segment orange retaining any juices in bowl for vinaigrette
- Squeeze membrances for more juice into bowl
- Set juice aside to make vinaigrette
- Add chopped asparagus to boiling water
- Cook asparagus 3 to 4 minutes until bright green
- Remove asparagus from hot water and plunge into cold water to stop cooking
- In large serving bowl mix orange sections with cooled asparagus and shrimp
- Pour vinaigrette over and toss to coat
- Divide fresh greens onto 2 plates for entrees or 4 salad plates or bowls for 1st course
- Top with shrimp and asparagus/orange mix
- Optional garnish with seeds or nuts for crunch
- Serve with crusty rolls or bread
Vinaigrette
- Combine ingredients in a blender and process until smooth, about 20-30 seconds
- Store in glass container with lid
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…oh boy!!!
This is different but I bet it is tasty. You have the best salad recipes
thanks Clearissa – I appreciate your support.
I have never tried oranges in a salad, but I can see how they would go with shrimps. this sounds very fresh and tasty.
I love to add fruit to salalds and oranges work great as well as apples, pears, peaches, blueberries – well almost anything.
I love shrimp, small ones, medium ones and those lovely extra large ones. Mixed them with anything or just eat them with nothing. I love any seafood. I eat octopus, calami, fish, scallops and shellfish. It’s amazing because I love seafood and my family hates it. I wish I lived near the sea and be able to eat these sea creatures. Sorry about Carol. Your dish just got me excited.
Cruisin Paul
As soon as I saw prawns and asparagus together I had to read this recipe! I love both but have never thought of eating them together – I’m definitely going to try this. It sounds delicious!
#MMBC
Sounds delicious and fresh x #mmbc
This looks delicious — cool and refreshing. And the dressing would be good on a number of salads!
What a perfect simmer meal! I’m saving this one for next week’s menu plan.
That looks delicious. I’ve never tried adding oranges to a salad but I can imagine that they would be a great addition. #MMBC
What a delicious sounding summer meal idea!
This sounds delicious!! I love shrimp, asparagus, and oranges. What a wonderful combo for a summer salad. Pinned.
All my favorites are in this delicious dish. I must try this soon. Thanks for the recipe!
looks delicious 🙂
Looks delish – the perfect healthy summer meal. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds delicious. Can’t wait to try!
thanks Lauren
That looks so fresh and lovely! #TrafficJamWeekend
What a lovely and beautiful salad – You immediately had my full attention with shrimp and salad and now you combined them, so it’s a double whammy for me. Thanks, I have RT this
thanks I’m so glad you like – it is really tasty!
Thank you for sharing on the Classy Flamingos Blog Hop. You’ve been PINKED! Sounds yummy. I would of never thought about adding orange to this dish. Sounds wonderful.
thanks for the feature Linda!