Description
Elevate your dinner routine with this vibrant Grilled Shrimp Bowl featuring Avocado, Corn Salsa, and a Creamy Sauce. This dish combines juicy grilled shrimp with a refreshing corn salsa and creamy avocado mash, all drizzled with a zesty sauce. Perfect for busy weeknights or meal prep, it offers a balance of healthiness and indulgence that’s sure to please everyone at the table. In just 30 minutes, you can create a colorful and protein-packed meal that feels like a festive fiesta in a bowl.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 ripe avocados
- 1 ½ cups corn (fresh, frozen, or canned)
- ¼ cup diced red bell pepper
- ½ cup mayo or Greek yogurt
- Juice of 1 lime (and more for seasoning)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Marinate the shrimp in olive oil, smoked paprika, cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, lime juice, salt, and pepper for 15–20 minutes.
- Combine corn, red bell pepper, green onions, cilantro, lime juice, and salt to make the corn salsa; chill.
- Mash avocados with lime juice, salt, and pepper until creamy but slightly chunky.
- Whisk together mayo (or Greek yogurt), lime juice, optional hot sauce, garlic powder, smoked paprika, cilantro, and salt for the creamy sauce.
- Grill marinated shrimp on medium-high heat for about 2–3 minutes per side until pink and charred.
- Assemble bowls by layering rice/quinoa as the base followed by corn salsa, avocado mash, grilled shrimp, and drizzle with creamy sauce.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (approx. 350g)
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 21g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 29g
- Cholesterol: 220mg