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    Home » Food » Shrimp Salad in Avocado Boats [Low Carb, Keto]

    March 12, 2018

    Shrimp Salad in Avocado Boats [Low Carb, Keto]

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    One of my favorite ways to eat avocado is to stuff it with a salad of some sort. Chicken, tuna, you name it, I'll eat it, but shrimp salad in avocado is my absolute favorite combo.  It's so damn delicious and only takes a few minutes to prepare the avocado boats. Perfect for those days when you don't feel like cooking but need to fuel up with something healthy.

    Making Shrimp Salad

    Bay Shrimp Stuffed Avocado Boats

    Bay shrimp are the small little shrimp you'll find at the grocery store in the seafood section. They come already shelled and cooked, which makes them the perfect food for tossing in a cold salad. Matter of fact, most people I know call them "salad shrimp."

    Since the carb and fat content of these little bay shrimp are practically nonexistent, I like to use them as an easy way to bump up my protein intake without driving up my calories and other macros. In 100 grams of the shrimp, there are only 85 calories, 1.18g fat, 0g carbs, and nearly 18g of protein. Not too shabby, amirite?

    With no cooking necessary, it's safe to say that salad shrimp are an extremely diet-friendly convenience food. Great for snacks and simple meals! Speaking of effortless meals...

    Shrimp Avocado Boats

    Making Shrimp Salad in Avocados

    Step one: mix everything but the avocado together. Step two: cut the avocado in half and get rid of that pit. Step three: pile your shrimp salad on each half of the avocado. Boom. Done. It doesn't get any simpler than this.

    You can literally make this recipe in your own kitchen faster than it took me to write out those instructions. No excuses! ?

    Avocado and Shrimp Recipe

    Customizing Your Shrimp and Avocado Boats

    Okay, so the shrimp and avocado recipe is officially easy AF. But it's also really easy to adapt to fit your macros.

    To reduce the fat content, you can do a couple of things. First, you could try omitting the mayonnaise. The shrimp salad won't be as creamy, but remember, you do have an ultra creamy avocado sitting right underneath the shrimp anyways. Second, you could scoop a bigger pit into the avocado flesh. Scooping a portion of the avocado out will reduce the fat and carb content of the recipe.

    To increase the protein, add some more shrimp! You can easily double the amount of shrimp without changing the other ingredient quantities and dramatically impacting the flavor. Doubling the shrimp will nearly double the protein macro listed below. Each avocado half can hold up to about 3 oz of salad shrimp, so don't worry about loading them up with extra shrimp if you are trying to hit your protein goal.

    Easy Keto Lunch Idea

    Looking for other keto shrimp recipes?

    Try one of these!

    • Keto Shrimp Chowder
    • Keto Shrimp Scampi

    📖 Recipe

    Easy Avocado Boats with Shrimp

    Shrimp Salad in Avocado Recipe

    A simple shrimp salad served in an avocado is packed with healthy fats and protein. 
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Course: Lunch, Main Course, Salad
    Cuisine: American
    Special Diet: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Paleo
    Servings: 1 serving
    Serving Size: 2 avocado halves
    Net Carbs: 3g
    Author: Tasha

    Ingredients

    • 1 tsp lime juice
    • 1 tsp mayonnaise
    • ⅛ tsp smoked paprika
    • 1 tbsp cilantro chopped
    • salt to taste
    • 3 oz salad shrimp aka bay shrimp
    • 1 avocado whole
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • In a small bowl, combine lime juice, mayonnaise, paprika, cilantro, and salt. Mix in salad shrimp until thoroughly coated. 
    • Cut the avocado in half and remove pit. Divide the shrimp salad between the two avocado halves, spooning the salad into each hollow.

    Notes

    1 serving = 2 avocado boats stuffed with shrimp salad
    Net Carbs Per Serving = 3.02g
    Nutrition information is based on a single serving and is provided as a convenience for Ketogasm readers. Data may vary based on brand and recipe variation. Click here for more detailed nutrition information.
     

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Shrimp Salad in Avocado Recipe
    Serving Size
     
    2 avocado halves
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    341.9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    25.7
    g
    40
    %
    Sodium
     
    211.4
    mg
    9
    %
    Potassium
     
    701.61
    mg
    20
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    12.3
    g
    4
    %
    Fiber
     
    9.3
    g
    39
    %
    Sugar
     
    0.58
    g
    1
    %
    Protein
     
    20.8
    g
    42
    %
    Net Carbs
     
    3
    g
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Avocado and Shrimp Boats - Low Carb, Keto, & Paleo!

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    Tasha
    Tasha

    Hi, I'm Tasha–nutritionist, recipe developer, and multi-published cookbook author.

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    Comments

    1. Darleen Prangue says

      March 19, 2018 at 10:57 am

      5 stars
      Very tasty and healthy recipe I don't think anyone else would get this recipe on other websites. Although I enjoyed eating it while making me healthy Thanks!

      Reply
    2. Laila P says

      September 15, 2019 at 12:51 am

      5 stars
      I love the dressing of this one ! Simple and healthy ! I will use it again and again with different variations 😀 Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
      • Tasha Metcalf says

        September 15, 2019 at 9:35 am

        So happy you enjoyed it, Laila! The dressing is a great base for a variety of different salads. And avocado boats are a super fun (and delicious) serving vessel! Thanks for the positive feedback! 🙂

        Reply

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