A healthy grilled shrimp salad with avocado, bacon and tomatoes with a savory, smoky dill sauce made with ghee or grass fed butter. Gluten free, Paleo, low FODMAP, and Whole30 friendly!
So many sweet recipes have been going down in my house lately, so this smoky, savory grilled shrimp salad is exactly what I need to post about today!
As much as I love dessert, I totally have a daily limit of “sweet foods” that I can tolerate before I’m desperately searching my fridge for things like cold leftover chicken and olives.
If I happen to have a can of tuna or sardines I’ll bring that out too. No, I’m not joking. After a berry crumble for breakfast (recipe!) and ice cream for snack, my body takes over and forces protein on me in any shape or form available.
It’s not quite the desperation of a pregnancy craving but pretty close to it, if I remember correctly. Actually, if I force myself to remember pregnancy correctly all I will see is myself with no feet, surrounded by multiple bacon egg and cheese everything bagels, spicy curly fries, plus pretzels with mustard and pickles for dessert. That is really not a joke, although to be accurate I also ate one grilled cheese tomato and bacon sandwich per day alongside the fries.
Okay, but this is not that. No, this is a very healthy yet equally satisfying (maybe not for the preggos, but still) smoky grilled shrimp salad that does not resemble my pregnancy diet at all, except for the bacon. Some things happily last forever – sickness and health, richer or poorer, as long as bacon and I shall live.
So, a couple of notes on the recipe now. I divided the sauce in half and used some as a marinade (a quick one) and the rest to pour over the shrimp after cooking. You can easily double the amount of sauce and shrimp you need based on how many you’re serving.
You can either grill the shrimp or cook in a heavy pan, like my beloved cast iron, with the same result. For this recipe to be Whole30 compliant, make sure you use ghee (clarified butter) which is made from butter but contains no dairy protein (casein.) This means if you’re not strictly avoiding dairy or doing a Whole30, good quality grass fed butter can be used in place of it.
Okay now, let’s start cooking!
Smoky Dill Grilled Shrimp Salad {Whole30}
Smoky Dill Grilled Shrimp Salad {Paleo & Whole30}
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup ghee clarified butter or grass fed butter* melted and cooled slightly
- 1/2 tsp fine grain sea salt
- 1/8 tspground chipotle pepper or black pepper
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
- 4 slices sugar free nitrate free bacon cooked until crispy and crumbled
- 12 oz medium shrimp shells removed, deveined and ready to cook
- Your favorite mixed fresh greens
- 1/2 medium avocado
- Large handful cherry tomatoes halved
- Fresh chives or scallions for garnish
Instructions
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Whisk together the ghee, salt, chipotle pepper, smoked paprika and dill and divide the mixture in half, set aside one half for serving.
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Put the uncooked shrimp in a bowl and cover with half the ghee mixture, cover, and set aside in the refrigerator for one hour.
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When it's almost time to cook the shrimp, assemble the salad ingredients and set aside, chilled
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To cook the shrimp, heat a grill or cast iron pan over med-hi/hi heat (depending on your grill), give your shrimp a final coating of marinade and place on the grill.
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Cook 2-3 minutes on each side or until opaque (cooked through)
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Whisk together the remainder of the melted sauce in a bowl and toss the cooked shrimp in it before adding to the salad.
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Serve warm and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*If you are okay with a small amount of dairy, though butter will make it non-whole30 compliantWhat I Used for this Smoky Dill Grilled Shrimp Salad
Looking for more Whole30 friendly salad recipes? Try one of these!
Chicken Cobb Salad with Buffalo Ranch
Chicken Salad with Bacon and Scallions
Tuna Salad with Avocado, Bacon, and Chipotle Aioli
Ever find yourself craving cold chicken and olives? (or anything savory after too many sweets)
Did you have pregnancy cravings/aversions?
What are your July 4th weekend plans?
I’ll be back Sunday with a simple, sweet and summery recipe and then taking Monday off for the 4th 🙂 Enjoy your weekend guys, we’ll chat soon!
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Yes to needing something savory after too many sweets! If I have an indulgent dessert one night i usually wake up the next day not wanting to eat anything sweet for breakfast,even fruit. Hope you have a great weekend!
Yup, same with me, which is why I do nightly sweets and savory breakfasts I think! Hope you’re having a great weekend!
This salad looks so good! I love shrimps, avocado, dill, etc. Will try it for sure. I have been craving salad almost everyday this summer, but I do need a good dose of protein in it to keep me satisfied for hours: smoked salmon, tuna, chicken, shrimps… Pretty easy to prepare and bring to work so it’s all good! I’m pretty sure that I ate more burgers in the 9 months I was pregnant with my son than I did my entire life. And he loves burgers! I was also craving ice cream but that one never really went away haha I’m Canadian so today is our day! Visiting family for the long week-end! Have a great week-end Michele!
I’ve also noticed that each child likes the foods I craved during pregnancy, funny! Hope you’re having a great weekend!
I’ve been craving a lot of salads lately too! It’s just too hot to eat anything else. No plans for me this weekend I’ve got two weeks of homework to get done & I think I’m coming down with a cold. 🙁
Eek, hope the cold isn’t too bad. Never feels right to have a cold in the summer!
Site looks great! I definitely get a salty craving after something sweet and vice versa.
Thanks! I’m in the middle of fixing things up on it today, might change tomorrow lol! And yes, I like to balance my salty with sweet!
I see changes on the blog front (and it actually loads and doesn’t lock up anymore!!) 😀
Smoky. grilled, and dill….that is a beautiful combination of flavors!!!!
Lol I’m literally in the middle of working out widgets! Not sure things will look the same in an hour but so far so good 🙂
Love the new look! ANd love this salad. So many of my favorite things, and YES YES YES to frish dill
Thanks! I don’t use dill enough, so good though 🙂
The blog looks great – love that you were able to keep the polka dots 🙂 And 100% yes to a sweets limit and this salad. It’s going on the menu this week!
I searched for polka dots and I’m mostly happy with these 🙂 You’ll love shrimp this way!