![Shrimp, Avocado and Dragon Fruit Salad Shrimp, Avocado and Dragon Fruit Salad](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_V0CoK16CILc/SYroV9CEBdI/AAAAAAAAE20/sSaHzvJeHLI/s800/%E9%AE%AE%E8%9D%A6%E7%89%9B%E6%B2%B9%E6%9E%9C%E6%B2%99%E6%8B%89%20Shrimp%2C%20Avocado%20and%20Dragon%20Fruit%20Salad.jpg)
When summer comes, salad is a very popular dish on our table. This shrimp and avocado salad is our family’s favourite one. In last summer, I added one more healthy and terrific fruit in it. Guess what? It’s dragon fruit, a very delicious and nutritious fruit. There are two varieties of dragon fruit, one with bright red flesh and the other white, both have tiny black seeds. I bought the white one this time, adding my salad a striking colour.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 150 gm medium shrimps (prawns), cooked, peeled, and deveined
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 ripe avocado
- 120 gm lettuce (butter lettuce or red leaf lettuce)
- 1/2 lime, juice
- 1/2 dragon fruit
![How To Cut Dragon Fruit How To Cut Dragon Fruit](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_V0CoK16CILc/SYrotbt_miI/AAAAAAAAE3I/L6jWqID-tlA/s800/%E5%A6%82%E4%BD%95%E5%88%87%E7%81%AB%E9%BE%8D%E6%9E%9C.jpg)
Method:
- Combine olive oil, lime juice and minced garlic in a bowl. If the shrimps are too big, chop them into halves. Toss in shrimps and coat with oil mixture well.
- Rinse lettuce and drain well. Arrange leaves of lettuce at the bottom of a large serving bowl or platter. Cut dragon fruit in half (see picture shown above). Use the tip of a sharp knife to cut cubes. Spoon out the cubes. The middle ones might be too long, cut into half then. Set aside.
- Use similar method to cut avocado in half. I normally don’t use sharp knife to remove the stone of avocado. Instead, I just use a small spoon to run around the stone, and then safely and easily spoon out the avocado stone. Cut avocado into dices, spoon out.
- Place half of the avocado cubes on lettuce. Add marinated shrimps, then followed by the other half of avocado. Toss in dragon fruit. Done.
Note:
- You can adjust the amount of lime juice to your taste.
That does look refreshing. Passion Fruit is not something I normally use but it makes a great presentation so I will have to keep it in mind when I market.
ReplyDeleteHi Joan,
ReplyDeleteOh, I used Dragon Fruit, not Passion Fruit in this recipe. XD
I've never seen dragon fruit in the store here in the U.S. (Boston). Is there a good alternative?
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Erin
I got Dragon Fruit at the 99 Ranch Market (Asian Supermarket) in Cupertine California.
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