Grilled Shrimp Nicoise Salad Recipe
It’s time for Freaky Friday – Summer 2017!
What? You don’t remember what #FreakyFriday is? That’s when a bunch of us bloggers get together and swap recipes! It’s a secret who is assigned whom’s blog and we get to pick whatever recipe we want to make and share on our blog! Cool huh?!!!
Last time I chose a Southwestern Chicken Salad Bowl from The LeMoine Family Kitchen – crazy delicious salad. The time before an Authentic Posole – Mexican Stew from The Foodie Affair – YUM!
Freaky Friday Summer 2017
For this round I was assigned A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures (also known as AKHA)! If you haven’t visited AKHA before, be sure to check it out. You’ll love Christie’s blog! She strives for a health-ish type blog also! And if you wonder where the name came from? Here’s the definition Kitchen Hoor – Someone that prefers kitchen gadgets to shoes. Yep, Christie & me – we’re two peas in a pod! LOL!
One of the toughest things was deciding what to make. I was really drawn to her Cuban Style Pork Taco Bowl because, hello! It’s in a bowl! 😀
Then I was looking at her recipe for Bayou Crab Chowder which looks super delicious!
Then I checked out all of the salads. There are a ton of salads to choose from. A salad sounded really good because the weather has been so HOT here. So I decided to make her Grilled Shrimp Nicoise Salad.
If you love all types of salad goodness this Grilled Shrimp Nicoise Salad is totally for you!
Need I say more?
What is a “Nicoise Salad”? This salad originated in France in the city of Nice. It typically has tomatoes, potatoes, green beans and anchovies but I really like her recipe with shrimp!
This is a perfect salad and a complete meal!
I followed the recipe with one exception. I confess…. I did not grill the shrimp.
As I had mentioned earlier, the weather has been ugly here in Fresno. With wildfires raging to the north, south and west of us the air quality is awful. Standing outside to BBQ while ashes rained down on our food wasn’t appealing.
So I took a shortcut and bought pre-cooked shrimp! That and well… you know me, I’m kinda lazy and I’m hoping either you’ll forgive me or perhaps you are lazy too! 😀
Love all of the crunchy goodness in this easy salad!
This salad has shrimp, boiled eggs, poached green beans, tomatoes, onions, green olives and tiny potatoes – bonus? Those tiny potatoes cooked up in the same time it took to boil the eggs! If you can’t find tiny potatoes, just get small potatoes and half or quarter them!
Serve this delicious salad topped with a light dijon vinaigrette!
Last but not least, this salad is typically served with a drizzle of olive oil, but Christie recommends a dijon vinaigrette!
Dan totally agreed this salad is so delicious! Such a great combination of flavors and crunch! You’ll definitely want to put this on your menu for the week!
Are you ready to make this salad? Let me show you how!
Grilled Shrimp Nicoise Salad Recipe
Grilled Shrimp Nicoise Salad Recipe - a hearty salad that is still light and delicious. A complete meal and a show-stopping salad!
Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp (or large pre-cooked shrimp) peeled and deveined
- 4 large eggs boiled, peeled, cooled
- 2 cups green beans blanched and cooled
- 2 cups baby potatoes boiled until fork tender and cooled
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes or sliced tomatoes
- 1 cup green olives
- 1 cup red onion diced
- 4 cups lettuce greens
- Dijon Mustard
Instructions
Prepare the vegetables the day before to allow them to cool completely before assembly. Place the eggs and the potatoes in a large pot of cold water and bring to a boil. Once the water begins to boil, cook the eggs for 10 minutes. Remove from the pot and rinse in cold water until cool enough to handle. Peel and refrigerate. Continue to cook the potatoes until just barely fork tender. Drain and cool before refrigerating.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the beans and cook 3 to 5 minutes or until they are crisp tender. Drain and cool before refrigerating.
If you're grilling the shrimp - Preheat the grill (or broiler) to medium-high heat. Thread the shrimp on skewers and grill 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until no longer opaque in the center. Remove from the gill.
Prepare the salad - Divide the lettuce evenly between four plates. Arrange the beans, potatoes, tomatoes, and onions evenly on the plates. Garnish with the 1 egg and 1/4 cup of green olives per plate. Top with the shrimp then drizzle with the dressing before serving.
There’s a TON of delicious ideas on this edition of #FreakyFriday! Be sure to visit to find AMAZING inspiration for your weekly menu and summer treats!!
#FreakyFridayRecipe Summer 2017 Edition
A Dish of Daily Life – Mexican Black Beans
An Affair from the Heart –Deconstructed Guacamole Salad
A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures – Homemade Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Popsicles
Aunt Bee’s Recipes – P.F. Chang’s Lettuce Wrap Salad
Belle of the Kitchen – Crock Pot Honey Sriracha Meatballs
Bowl Me Over – Grilled Shrimp Nicoise Salad
The Devilish Dish – Southwestern Coleslaw
The Flavor Blender – Creamy Frozen Margarita Pie Slice with a Pretzel Crust
Full Belly Sisters – Bacon Scallion Deviled Eggs
The Foodie Affair – New Zealand Bacon and Egg Pie
Honey & Birch – Grilled Guacamole
Hostess at Heart – Easy Oven-Baked Chicken Fajitas
Lemoine Family Recipes – Easy Peach Dumplings
Lisa’s Dinnertime Dish – Tortellini Caprese Salad
PicNic – Oreo Scones
PlatterTalk – Black Bean and Roasted Corn Chowder
Seduction in the Kitchen – Peach Sweet Tea
Take Two Tapas – Spicy Margarita Shrimp Skewers
Who Needs a Cape? – No Bake Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Parfait
Grilled Shrimp Nicoise Salad Recipe – a hearty salad that is still light and delicious. A complete meal and a show-stopping salad!
I love that salad! I make a version of it often. It’s simple and delicious. Thank you for the kind words! <3
Simple and delicious are the best recipes – love your site and it was so much fun picking a recipe!!
This looks lovely and perfect for summer! Your pictures are gorgeous!
Thank you Candi!! This really is one tasty salad!
I am in love!!! This looks amazing this salad has my name all over it!!
Me too, I love everything about this salad Deanna – I hope you give it a try!!!
I’m a huge fan of a good Nicoise salad and your addition of shrimp takes it over the top but grilling the shrimp takes this baby WAY over the top! Awesome job, once again and thanks for this delicious salad idea!
I know right? All we need is this salad and a fork! 🙂 So yummy and what a treat! Thanks for stopping by Dan, have a great weekend!!!
I am loving everything about this salad! I am always looking for new ideas for the summer when i don’t have time to make a big meal. this is perfect… filling, healthy and so darn pretty to look at!
Thank you Angela!! I just love this salad, my hubby really loved it too – definitely a winner. Thank you!!!
This salad is absolutely gorgeous! It’s a perfect meal with all the summer heat everyone seems to be having!
Ain’t that the true Lisa! It’s been over 100 here for almost three weeks! Too hot even to grill – salads are perfect in the heat!!
That is one beautiful salad! I love how easy it is to put together and how summer fresh it is!
Showstopper for sure Julie – I’ll be making this one again and mixing up the ingredients a bit – we just love it!!
Love this twist on traditional Nicoise Salad! The Shrimp are a fantastic addition. Pinning!
Thank you so much April, it’s just so yummy!!!
I have had a Nicoise salad one time at a restaurant and it ROCKED MY WORLD! SO trying this!
I had never had one either – definitely on the menu now! Thanks Aunt Bee!!!
I’m a shortcut kind of cook too!! Loving this salad!
Birds of a feather! 😀 Thanks Jenny!!!
This is such a gorgeous salad, love all the colors!
Thank you so much Justine!!
I have no doubt that everyone loved this salad because it looks so super-yummy! I love a Nicoise salad as is, but the only thing that’s better than the original is this shrimp Nicoise salad that’s colorful, pretty, healthy and I-‘m sure extra-delicious!
Super yummy Liza, gotta love a big salad and this one is sooo good too – soon I’ll be sharing a wonderful Dijon Vinaigrette to go with!! Thank you for your support!!!
Gorgeous hearty salad! Perfect summer meal when you are trying to stay cool! Great recipe choice, Debra!
Yes, so many choices! Christie’s blog is amazing, I love Freaky Fridays!!
This is the BEST salad I have seen in a long time. I was just trying to decide on one to try this week, t’s been SO HOT here! This is it!! THANK YOU!
This one is definitely a winner and so much fun to make!!
Love love LOVE this twist on the nicoise salad! I could eat anything with shrimp so it’s perfect for me! Plus it looks so fresh and perfect for Summer!
I hear ya Dini – the shrimp keeps this so light and delicious, I always love a big salad! Thanks for stopping by Dini!!
This looks so light and delicious; a perfect salad for summer! And I just bought a bag of those cute little potatoes at HEB the other day not knowing what to make with them yet so this is perfect!
Awesome, you are set Ashlyn – enjoy this yummy salad!!
What a gorgeous salad! Just goes to show simple flavors all brought together in one dish make for amazing dining!
So true Lori – best way to enjoy great food!!!
This salad is almost too pretty to eat! But I am not going to let that stop me from diving in face first into all these yummy ingredients!
Dig right in!!! Super yummy – thanks Jennifer!!
This salad is absolutely packed with deliciousness!
Thanks Nicole!!!
Looks like a salad I need to try!!
Thank you Michelle, enjoy!!!