This Roasted Shrimp and Asparagus Salad will get you ready for spring. The tangy lemon vinaigrette is perfect to dress it up.
I was really happy when I found out that the Sunday Supper tastemakers would be displaying easy spring recipes this week. The reminder that warmer weather and fresh produce will be here soon is refreshing. I miss going to my local farmers market.
We had a great winter but now that it's almost spring, mother nature has been playing some tricks on us. Snow and ice in March? Whaaaat??
Bring on some asparagus, shrimp and lemon vinaigrette. I love dishes that include shrimp and asparagus as I make them often. It's such a great combination. I don't care that it's snowing outside. I'm making a salad with fresh basil included and chanting "spring, spring, spring".
Take that mother nature!
What is a pescatarian?
My daughter was home from college this week. For the third time in several years, she declared vegetarianism. So I had to make sure the refrigerator was stocked with fresh veggies, rice, beans and tofu. I had planned to make an artichoke pizza but she announced that she also eats seafood. Does that mean she is a pescatarian? I am not really sure about the correct term but she is the type of vegetarian that will also eat a little seafood. Who knows? But she decided that she's like some shrimp.
In a few months when we are walking through the streets of Philadelphia and smell cheesesteaks, the stint might be over. It's happened before. So maybe she can be a cheesesteaktarian? Would that be a vegetarian that will also eat cheesesteaks? As long as she eats fairly healthy and is well nourished, I'm happy.
I made this Roasted Shrimp and Asparagus Salad and my daughter and I both loved it. It was also easy to put together. The shrimp and asparagus baked right on a sheet pan and were roasted in 15 minutes. The other ingredients were added and it can be served warm or cold. The brightness of a lemon vinaigrette just reminds me that summer is on it's way.
Take a look at all these other spring recipes below. I can't wait to try some of the others ones.
Roasted Shrimp and Asparagus Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 12 Ounces asparagus trimmed and cut into bite size pieces
- 16 ounces large shrimp cleaned, deveined and tail removed
- 1 yellow or red sweet pepper cored, seeded and cut into 2 inch strips
- 1 Tablespoon chopped garlic
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- ½ Teaspoon black pepper
- ½ Teaspoon sea salt
- 4 cups chopped Romaine lettuce
- 1 green onion chopped
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- Dressing:
- Juice of one large lemon
- ¼ Cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 Tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 Teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ Teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking pan with foil or parchment paper.
- Put the asparagus, shrimp and sweet pepper in a large bowl. Add the chopped garlic, 1 tablespoon olive oil, black pepper and ½ tablespoon salt. Mix well. Pour the shrimp mixture on the baking pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until asparagus is tender and shrimp are pink.
- While shrimp are roasting, arrange Romaine lettuce on four plates. Add half the chopped green onion and reserve the rest to garnish on top of salads.
- Whisk all the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. After shrimp and veggies are cooked, mix them well with the dressing.
- Top each plate of Romaine lettuce with some of the shrimp mixture. Garnish with remaining green onion.
Nutrition
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This looks delicious! I roast my veggies too. All in one pan. Thanks for this.
What a beautiful, healthy and delicious salad Lisa, love the vinaigrette too. I could eat this everyday.
This looks so good, I could eat a big bowl of this right now!
Those big fat shrimp are calling my name! What a gorgeous salad!!!
What a funny, fun and delicious looking post!!! I think this will be my first pan dinner, it looks amazing!!!
This looks both healthy and packed with flavor!! I remember the days of me and my sister torturing our parents with our dietary choices (I wouldn't eat fish and she wouldn't eat beef)... Nowadays, we happily eat everything!
I love this recipe. Roasted asparagus is so tasty and adding the shrimp to the pan keeps the preparation simple. Topping it all with the lemon vinaigrette brightens the entire plate.
My sister-in-law also only eats seafood vegetables and grains. She would love this salad!