For me, a good salad has to have 3 things:
Dressing: It should be dressed in right amount of salad dressing that is freshly made at home. The salad dressing should not overpower the taste of greens. Personally, I am not a big fan of salads that are drenched in store bought salad dressings. Making salad dressing at home is very easy and much healthier than processed, supermarket salad dressings. Not to mention, much cheaper…The right amount of greens: It should have the right amount of greens and right amount of meat. With all the vitamins, minerals and fiber in salad greens (and other vegetables), I want to be able to taste the refreshing aromas of vegetables in the salad. If I am using animal protein in a salad, I like to use it as a condiment.It has to look mouthwatering: It has to look good. After all, who wants to eat a salad that does not look appealing? I like salads that have all colors of the rainbow.
This salad does all that and more. It is a salad that offers great taste with all the health benefits. Above it all, it is super easy to put together.A perfect alternative when you do not know what to cook or do not have a lot of ingredients at home.
Ingredients for Spinach Shrimp Salad
I do know you but I find shrimp to be the easiest meat to cook. I usually buy 2 pound 21-25 count frozen shrimp and keep it in the freezer. One hour prior to cooking I defrost it under cold running water and once it is defrosted, I marinate it for half an hour in a simple olive oil, salt and garlic marinate. I strongly recommend buying the freshest baby spinach you can find, as it really is the star of this recipe. It really goes very well with green peas. My husband, Dwight, loves it for lunch, especially when he is crunched on time.So it is busy-husband proved! Slightly adapted from this recipe.
