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Mango, Avocado and Grilled Shrimp Salad with a Peanut Dressing

[heart_this] · Sep 4, 2009 · 42 Comments

Mango, Avocado and Grilled Shrimp Salad with a Peanut Dressing

I had some tom yum grilled shrimp left over and I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I had recently come across a recipe for a mango and avocado salad with a peanut dressing on Cara’s Cravings that sounded amazingly good and it called for finishing the salad off with some shrimp. I really like the creamy avocado and juicy mango combo and that immediatly caught my attention with this salad. If the shrimp, mango and avocado weren’t enough the salad was dressed up in a peanut and coconut dressing and I had recently tried and really liked a peanut dressing with coconut milk on the Thai green bean and crab salad . The shrimp are of course optional but if you have some already cooked shrimp on hand then this salad is a piece of cake to throw together and well worth it! The salad was nice and light and yet filling and packed with flavour. The peanut and coconut dressing was really tasty and it went well with the mango and avocado and the tasty tom yum shrimp finished the salad off perfectly.

Mango, Avocado and Grilled Shrimp Salad with a Peanut Dressing

Mango, Avocado and Grilled Shrimp Salad with a Peanut Dressing

Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
  • 1 lime (juice and zest)
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon peanut butter
  • 1 birds eye chili (sliced)
  • 1 teaspoon palm sugar (grated or brown sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon mint (chopped)
  • 1 mango (stoned, scooped and sliced)
  • 1 avocado (stoned, scooped and sliced)
  • 2 handfuls salad greens
  • 2 green onions (sliced)
  • 2 tablespoons peanuts (roasted and chopped)
  • 6 tom yum grilled shrimp (optional)
directions
  1. Mix the coconut milk, lime, fish sauce, peanut butter, chili, sugar and cilantro in a bowl and set aside.
  2. Assemble the salad, toss with dressing to coat and serve garnished with chopped roasted peanuts.
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Comments

  1. Natalie says

    September 4, 2009 at 1:54 am

    This looks so delicious and light! I think I would love it especially with coconut shrimp. Beautiful photos as always!

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  2. screwdestiny says

    September 4, 2009 at 3:23 am

    Lovely photo. I've never tried this combination but it sounds delicious.

    Reply
  3. Christina says

    September 4, 2009 at 3:24 am

    I would never think to pair mango and avacado, but the colors look so beautiful together and I bet it's a delicious combo!

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  4. ♥peachkins♥ says

    September 4, 2009 at 4:30 am

    I love mango and avocado. And I love them in salads. What a recipe!

    Reply
  5. TasteHongKong says

    September 4, 2009 at 6:55 am

    I clicked to this photo at the first sight I saw at Tastespotting. Nice combinations!

    Reply
  6. Anncoo says

    September 4, 2009 at 7:32 am

    WOW! Look at the colour, so beautiful and tempting 🙂

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  7. Peabody says

    September 4, 2009 at 7:33 am

    Mmm, another winner Kevin. I love what you do with shrimp!

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  8. Christelle says

    September 4, 2009 at 10:12 am

    combination i love this dish, so summery! 🙂 I'll definitely give it a go! 🙂

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  9. Joanne says

    September 4, 2009 at 10:15 am

    I have been thinking about trying to recreate the peanut dressing that is always served with thai salads. It looks like this may be it! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  10. Nina Timm says

    September 4, 2009 at 10:18 am

    If this salad does not want you to throw a pool party then nothing else will inspire you!!! Beautiful colors and I can imagine the peanut butter dressing…..mmmmmmm!

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  11. Jennifer says

    September 4, 2009 at 11:32 am

    I remember the first time I tried mango and avocado together, admittingly a bit skeptical over all the rage…fell in love! I haven't tried it with peanut sauce, though now I cant wait!! Beautiful, Kevin!

    Reply
  12. Talita says

    September 4, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    You always take so beautiful photos! This dish looks delish!

    Reply
  13. Ben says

    September 4, 2009 at 1:57 pm

    So fresh and beautiful!

    Reply
  14. Katerina says

    September 4, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    It is like a deconstructed salad roll!

    Reply
  15. Zoe says

    September 4, 2009 at 3:19 pm

    I love this salad! I could eat it all day long…

    Reply
  16. ConversationsWithACupcake says

    September 4, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    Saw this on Facebook and feel horrifically in love with it. Is that wrong? To love a shrimp?

    What a fine, fine site you host over here. I'll check in often, and feel so tickled to have found you.

    Reply
  17. VeggieGirl says

    September 4, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    You should seriously think about a career in food styling – your dishes are always so damn beautiful!! Haha.

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  18. julia says

    September 4, 2009 at 4:53 pm

    What a perfect dish for the last days of summer.

    Reply
  19. Cathy - wheresmydamnanswer says

    September 4, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    WOW this looks amazing and what a perfect salad in this miserable heat we are having here!! Cannot wait to make this one!

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  20. Josh says

    September 4, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    this looks amazing…all the different textures, flavors, and colors. yum!

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  21. Arch says

    September 4, 2009 at 5:27 pm

    Very unique combination…Picture is brilliant – love the presentation in all your pics…sounds like a super salad !

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  22. Amy says

    September 4, 2009 at 6:17 pm

    Mango, Avocado, and shrimp..three of my absolute favorites, I would devour this.

    Reply
  23. the southern hostess says

    September 4, 2009 at 6:40 pm

    This looks fantastic!

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  24. The Duo Dishes says

    September 4, 2009 at 7:16 pm

    Looks really great. Such nice colors!

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  25. Dolce says

    September 4, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    The peanut dressing with the shrimps is really appealing…

    Reply
  26. Cheryl says

    September 4, 2009 at 8:49 pm

    Wow that looks scrumptions and very refreshing!

    Reply
  27. Dawn says

    September 4, 2009 at 8:58 pm

    Kevin it amazes me that you have leftovers all the time. If I made what you made, there would never be an leftovers, and then I would weight 400 pounds!
    But I do love all the flavor-combos in this one.

    Reply
  28. angela says

    September 4, 2009 at 10:15 pm

    Sweet mother of Jesus, this looks amazing! Excuse me while I wipe my drool.

    Reply
  29. Pam says

    September 5, 2009 at 1:50 am

    I love everything about this salad!

    Reply
  30. Kerstin says

    September 5, 2009 at 2:38 am

    What a delicious salad! I love mango and avocado together and the shrimp look perfect!

    Reply
  31. Angie's Recipes says

    September 5, 2009 at 7:49 am

    I can easily tell you are a seafood fan.

    A perfect seafood salad…

    Angie's Recipes

    Reply
  32. Divina Pe says

    September 6, 2009 at 5:42 am

    Now I'm the one who's out of avocados. I always love the combination of avocado, mangoes and shrimp. It's really refreshing most especially with the peanut dressing. That's yummy Kevin.

    Reply
  33. pigpigscorner says

    September 7, 2009 at 2:14 pm

    Lovely combo, sounds really tasty and refreshing!

    Reply
  34. Cara says

    September 8, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    Hi Kevin, glad you loved the salad too!

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  35. [email protected] says

    September 9, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    This looks so fresh and delicious. I am loving the mango and avocado.

    Reply
  36. Neeta says

    September 29, 2009 at 3:23 pm

    really like the mango, avocado, shrimp combo – looks fresh and delicious, thanks…..

    Reply
  37. d says

    January 4, 2010 at 12:12 am

    I made this for lunch today and we absolutely loved it!!! Great blog. Thanks!!

    Reply
  38. BlogButterfly says

    September 29, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    Oh wow, that looks amazing! I must try this soon! Although, I may have to wait as I have already filled my fridge to the brim with a plethora of other ingredients for different recipes. I most certainly am going to try this next week 🙂 Yum!

    Reply
  39. Vixen Hicks says

    July 9, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    Ive made a salad quite similar to this but not this fancy. I will definitely try this.

    Reply
  40. Marina says

    August 10, 2016 at 10:44 pm

    This looks yummy????

    Reply
  41. paddy says

    October 10, 2016 at 10:02 pm

    What is the birds eye chili? Is it a type of pepper? The directions call for it sliced. Or is it a brand of a sauce???
    This looks amazingly delicious!

    Reply
  42. kevin says

    October 11, 2016 at 12:37 pm

    paddy: A birds eye chili is a type of chili, sometimes also called a Thai chili. You can use another chili pepper that is available if you can't find them.

    Reply

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