We could live off this Shrimp Avocado Salad. It tastes crazy good! It’s also really pretty served as a chopped salad. Put it on the table and watch everyone’s eyes light up. This shrimp salad has all of the best flavors of summer.
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This shrimp salad is loaded with avocado, cucumbers, tomatoes and corn all over a bed of bright romaine. It’s so fresh and extremely satisfying with a light and easy cilantro dressing. Trust me; your first thought won’t be, “oh this is such a healthy salad.”
You’ll just sit there chewing with a big goofy grin on your face and run for a refill before you’ve even finished your bowl.
Note: Freshly boiled corn or grilled corn makes all the difference in this salad. Use canned in winter but fresh is best and adds a sweet burst of flavor. If you aren’t into shrimp, this salad is still amazing served vegetarian.
Ingredients for Shrimp Avocado Salad:
1/2 lb (3 to 4 medium) Roma tomatoes, chopped
1/2 English cucumber or 3 smaller garden cucumbers, sliced
1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
2 avocados, peeled, pitted and sliced
1 cup corn kernels (from 2 fresh cobs or canned drained corn)
1 medium romaine lettuce (5 to 6 cups chopped)
For the Cajun Shrimp:
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 lb large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tsp cajun spice
2 cloves garlic, pressed
Pinch of salt
For the Zesty Cilantro Lemon Dressing:
3 Tbsp olive oil (mild or extra virgin)
Juice of 1 large lemon (about 3 Tbsp) (it’s ok to sub lime juice)
1/2 bunch cilantro, (1/2 cup chopped)
1 tsp sea salt or 3/4 tsp table salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
How to Make Shrimp Avocado Salad:
1. Place shrimp in a medium bowl, sprinkle with 1 tsp cajun spice, 2 pressed garlic cloves and a pinch of salt. Stir to combine.
2. Heat a large non-stick pan over medium high heat. Swirl in 2 Tbsp butter. Once butter stops sizzling, add shrimp in a single layer and sauté about 2 minutes without disturbing. Flip shrimp over and sauté another minute or just until fully cooked through. Don’t overcook shrimp or they can become rubbery. Remove to a plate and set aside to cool.
3. Chop, rinse and spin dry your romaine lettuce. Line the bottom of a large salad platter/bowl with 5 to 6 cups of chopped romaine lettuce. Add remaining ingredients in rows over the top of your romaine: chopped tomatoes, sliced red onion, sliced cucumber, cajun shrimp, avocado and boiled or grilled corn.
Yum Yum! Everything about this shrimp salad is good!
4. To make the dressing, in a small bowl, whisk together 3 Tbsp olive oil, 3 Tbsp lemon juice, 1/2 cup chopped cilantro, 1 tsp sea salt and 1/8 tsp black pepper.
Drizzle dressing over the shrimp avocado salad then toss to combine and serve.
More Avocado Recipes to Fall in Love with:
If you enjoyed this salad, you must be an avocado fan (or shrimp or both!!), you will love these avocado recipes.
- Avocado Shrimp Salsa (major reader and personal favorite!)
- Cucumber Tomato Avocado Salad (a classic improved with avocado)
- Avocado Chicken Salad (currently our #1 recipe)
Shrimp Avocado Salad Recipe

Ingredients
For the Chopped Salad:
- 1/2 lb 3 to 4 medium Roma tomatoes, chopped
- 1/2 English cucumber or 3 smaller garden cucumbers, sliced
- 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 avocados, peeled, pitted and sliced
- 1 cup corn kernels, from 2 fresh cobs or canned drained corn
- 1 medium romaine lettuce, 5 to 6 cups chopped
For the Cajun Shrimp:
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 lb large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tsp cajun spice
- 2 cloves garlic, pressed
- Pinch salt
For the Zesty Cilantro Lemon Dressing:
- 3 Tbsp olive oil, mild or extra virgin
- Juice of 1 large lemon, about 3 Tbsp (it's ok to sub lime juice)
- 1/2 bunch cilantro, (1/2 cup chopped)
- 1 tsp sea salt or 3/4 tsp table salt
- 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place shrimp medium bowl, sprinkle with 1 tsp cajun spice, 2 pressed garlic cloves and a pinch of salt and stir to combine.
- Heat large non-stick pan over medium high heat. Swirl in 2 Tbsp butter. Once butter stops sizzling, add shrimp in a single layer and sauté about 2 min without disturbing. Flip shrimp over and sauté another minute or just until cooked through. Don't overcook shrimp or they can become rubbery. Remove to a plate and set aside to cool.
- Chop, rinse and spin dry romaine lettuce. Line the bottom of a large salad platter/bowl with 5 to 6 cups of chopped romaine lettuce. Add remaining salad ingredients and shrimp in rows on top of romaine.
- To make the dressing, in a small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients. Drizzle dressing over the salad then toss to combine and serve.
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We are completely and utterly in love with this salad. Try it and you’ll make it again and again! 😉
Q: What’s your favorite summer time salad?
Dear Natasha! Your avocado salads(chicken,or salmon or tuna…)just the best salads,I tried them all).its fresh,tasty and great for dinner or lunch.Thank you!
This is my favorite dinner salad! I’ve made it twice this week and been making it for about 3 years.
That’s nice to know that this has been your go-to recipe for years now. Thanks a lot for sharing!
I’m getting ready to make this salad & I wonder if it will keep for another meal.
Thank you!!!!
I have made this salad several times. It is definitely one of my favorites. Some nutrition facts would be great!
Thank you for sharing that with us, Stephanie. We don’t have all the nutrition facts yet for our old recipes but we are adding them in the new ones.
Natasha, What is a “pressed” garlic clove. I know minced and smashed, but not pressed. Love your recipes. Thank you.
Hi Jovan, you can mince, but I press it through a garlic press.
Hi Natasha, my sister and I made this recipe today for dinner. We loved it and so did our family! Definitely one of the best salad recipes we’ve made so far. Thanks for the recipe Natasha! We substituted the Roma tomatoes with chickpeas.
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review!
My husband and I are on a calorie reduced diet and I was worried I wouldn’t be able to find anything delicious to cook. I was wrong. This salad is amazing! It was easy to make and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. My husband even had seconds! This will make it a lot easier to stick to our goals.
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review!
This salad was delicious. I added some honey to the dressing to cut the acid.
Sounds great, thanks for sharing that with us!