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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (598g)

Recipe makes 2 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

Miracle Whip

Calories 319
Calories from Fat 171 (53%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 19.1g 29%
Saturated Fat 2.8g 14%
Monounsaturated Fat 12.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.9g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 54mg 18%
Sodium 458mg 19%
Potassium 1546mg 44%
Total Carbohydrate 30.3g 10%
Dietary Fiber 12.7g 50%
Sugars 13.8g
Protein 14.3g 28%

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Shrimp and Avocado Salad w/ pink sauce

Recipe #41408 | 30 min | 20 min prep | add private note

By: LR Beckwith
Sep 30, 2002

This recipe came from a cook on an oil platform in the Java Sea. It's very delicious and surprisingly filling.

SERVES 2 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Make the pink sauce first

Directions

  1. 1
    Pink Sauce: Stir well and set into refrigerator to chill.
  2. 2
    Wash the avocado and split it.
  3. 3
    Separate with a turning motion.
  4. 4
    Remove the seed.
  5. 5
    Set aside.
  6. 6
    Wash and chop the tomatoes into 8 pieces each.
  7. 7
    Set aside.
  8. 8
    Wash the lettuce and pull off several large leaves.
  9. 9
    Finely slice some of the lettuce.
  10. 10
    Make a bed of the lettuce leaves.
  11. 11
    Add an avocado half to one end of the platter.
  12. 12
    Put the shrimp with the head end down in the avocado half.
  13. 13
    Allow the shrimp tails to hang over the sides of the avocado.
  14. 14
    Add some of the shredded lettuce to the other end of the platter.
  15. 15
    Arrange the tomatoes in a circle on the shredded lettuce.
  16. 16
    Cover the shrimp and Avocado with the pink sauce and add some over the lettuce and tomato salad.
  17. 17
    Serve.

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From: Miss Annie

On Sep 12, 2008

Nice!!! Simple ingredients that really plate well. Nice colors and variety. The sauce was very, very good. I think I could add some garlic powder to the sauce and it would be good too. Thanks so much for sharing this simply wonderful recipe.

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