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Grilled Shrimp Nicoise Salad Recipe

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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

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.

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!

A delicious and complete meal!

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! 😀

Easy dinner salad

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 with a dijon salad dressing.

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!

Hungry for seafood? Here are a few more meals to enjoy!

Nicoise Salad
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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!
Course Lunch or Dinner
Cuisine French
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 333kcal
Author Deb Clark

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.

Nutrition

Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 471mg | Sodium: 1500mg | Potassium: 869mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1510IU | Vitamin C: 45.4mg | Calcium: 260mg | Iron: 5.4mg

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Nicoise Salad

Grilled Shrimp Nicoise Salad Recipe – a hearty salad that is still light and delicious. A complete meal and a show-stopping salad!

About Bowl Me Over

Welcome to Bowl Me Over! My name is Debra and I send warm greetings from sunny California. I am a serious foodie – I’ve been known as the go-to girl in our family for years, catering weddings and anniversary parties. In the summer I help cook mountains of food for our family reunions. Often times things I create end up in a bowl, hence the name Bowl Me Over! Let's stay connected, you can email me at [email protected] and find me on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

Comments

  4. Dan from Platter Talk says

    5 stars
    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!

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  5. Angela says

    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!

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  12. Liza says

    5 stars
    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!

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    • Bowl Me Over says

      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!!!

      Reply

  16. Ashlyn says

    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!

    Reply

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