Grilled Shrimp Salad (Chili Lime)

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This Grilled Shrimp Salad is bursting with freshness, flavour, colour and crunch. It's easy, casual and absolutely delicious. Everything we want summer eating to be.

Salad topped with grilled shrimp in a glass bowl on a wooden board.

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Cooking & Eating Outdoors

Warm weather means we can fire up the grill and cook outdoors. It also brings all the fresh produce and now is the time to take full advantage of it. Like this Jerk Chicken Salad, this recipe has a ton of fresh and delicious ingredients.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

There's so much to love!

This is a whole meal salad, so you just toss it all together. It's effortless.
Three of the ingredients: shrimp, corn, and bell pepper go on the grill, adding delicious smoky, fire roasted flavour.
The rest of the ingredients are fresh and full of flavour and crunch.
It's a super healthy meal!
No need to heat up your kitchen using the stove.

What You Will Need

For The Grill:

Shrimp Fresh or frozen and defrosted. I prefer the tails off, but you can leave them on.
Corn Remove the husk to get a nice char.
Red Bell Pepper You can also use orange or yellow peppers.

For the Salad

Cucumber Adds crunch. I like using a long English because you don't have to peel them.
Grape Tomatoes Or cherry tomatoes.
Cilantro Compliments the Southwest flavours here, but if you aren't a fan, use parsley or just leave it out.
Red Onion You can also use shallots or scallions.
Mixed greens The mix keeps it interesting, but use romaine, leaf, or any greens or a combo!
Avocado Adds so much creamy texture, flavour, and nutrition. Don't leave it out.

For the Dressing,

Olive Oil
Honey
Lime Juice
Garlic
Red Pepper Flakes

Ingredients for the honey lime salad dressing.

How To Make It

Toss the shrimp with lime juice and chili powder.

Shrimp being tossed in chilli lime marinade in a glass bowl.

Grill the corn, bell pepper and shrimp.

A cob of corn, a red bell pepper, and a skewer of shrimp on a grill.

Toss everything together with honey lime vinaigrette.

A close up of the chilli lime shrimp on a bed of salad greens.

Helpful Tips

Grill the shrimp on skewers, either wood or metal. If you're using wood skewers, soak them in water for 10-15 minutes before threading the shrimp on them. This will keep them from burning on the grill.
Remove the husk from the corn before grilling so it can get slightly charred for maximum smoky flavour.
Grill the bell pepper until the skin just starts to blister and char.
Slice the avocado at the end of your prep time to avoid it browning.
Use a jar with a lid to shake your dressing ingredients together, or use an immersion blender.

Recipe FAQ's

Can I use frozen shrimp?

You can use frozen shrimp as long as they you defrost them. You can defrost them overnight in the fridge, or for quicker defrosting, put the frozen shrimp in a colander and run them under cold water for 5-6 minutes.

How long should I marinate shrimp?

Shrimp are tender and don't need to be marinated for very long. For this recipe, we toss them just in lime juice and chilli powder and set aside while the grill heats, which is a long enough marinating time.

How can I tell if the shrimp are cooked?

It's easy to tell when shrimp are cooked because they will turn pink, the flesh will turn opaque, and they will curl tightly into a C shape.

Why are my grilled shrimp rubbery?

If shrimp have a rubbery texture, it's usually because they were overcooked. Shrimp don't need much time on the grill, so pay close attention to them while cooking.

A salad in a glass bowl topped with grilled prawns.

More Grilling Ideas

Shrimp is easy and delicious on the grill. This grilled shrimp salad is delicious with chilli lime shrimp and you can use other flavour combinations too. We also love Lemon Garlic Grilled Shrimp. If you love shrimp, be sure to check out 21 Recipes to Make with Shrimp

We love to grill everything! Some of our favourites are:

Cheese: Grilled Halloumi & Watermelon Salad,
Chicken: Grilled Harissa Chicken Drumsticks,
Veggies: Grilled Sesame Shishito Peppers,
Salmon: Grilled Asian Salmon Kebabs
Fruit: Spiced Rum Grilled Peaches

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Grilled Shrimp Salad

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