Simple low carb keto shrimp salad

Last Updated on August 10, 2019

Simple low carb keto shrimp salad is served on a bed of leafy green rocket, cherry tomatoes, red onions, cucumber drizzled with a sweet garlic dressing.

During spring and the summer months in the UK, like many Western countries salads are big business. The crockpot, slow cookers and pie dishes are often stored away for several months. They are traded in for recipes such as this simple low carb keto shrimp salad brimming with fresh leafy greens, citrus fruit with an overall light and airy flair to it.

As a foodie this is the time of year where I get to explore recipes that are easy to prepare while retaining their flavour. This simple shrimp salad is a prime example of what I’m referring to. It’s a tasty no fuss salad with many ingredients which you’ve probably used at some point.

Rocket salad nutrition (arugula)

My choice of greens is rocket (aka arugula) which I feel is underrepresented compared to lettuce and spinach. It’s nothing but healthy green goodness and loaded with…..

• An abundance of minerals and vitamins
• Copper
• Potassium
• Fiber
• Vitamin A
• Pantothenic acid
• Iron
• Calcium phosphorous just to name a few.

Combined with some baby cherry tomatoes, sliced red onions and cucumber slices for additional nutritional content.

How to make the best keto vinaigrette dressing

No salad would be perfect without a dressing and this sweet garlic dressing made from yacon syrup for a low GI index keto option with garlic cloves, extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar with black pepper, himalayan and some parsley will tantalise your taste buds.

The dressing can be easily prepared in a blender to breakdown the garlic cloves and combine the rest of the ingredients together.

Notes and tips on making for making the keto shrimp salad

• To make this recipe super simple and quick make sure the shrimp is already cooked.
• If you purchase raw shrimp you will need to toss it in a frying/skillet and cook for 5-7 minutes until pink.
• Rocket is what some countries know as arugula same thing!!
• Again Shrimp and prawns are interchangeable
• I like to use a oval sloping bowl to house the actual salad – starting with the rocket and then adding the rest of the ingredients before tossing them together with a final drizzle of the sweet dressing. However, you can use whatever bowl you want !

More keto recipes to try

Garlicky zoodles with sunflower seeds

Boiled eggs with curly kale

Avocado zucchini salad

Basic egg salad 

Simple hot tuna salad

Simple low carb keto shrimp salad

Delicious low fat shrimp salad drizzled with a sweet garlic vinaigrette dressing

• Author: Charla
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 1 1x
• Category: Salad

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Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked shrimp, devained (200g)
• 1 tsp of black pepper
• 1 tsp of garlic granules
• 1/4 tsp of himalayan pink salt
• 8 cherry tomatoes, washed
• 1 cup of rocket (a small bag), washed (90g)
• 1/2 cup of cucumber, sliced and halved (50g)
• 1 small red onion, sliced

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For the dressing

• 2tbsp of yacon syrup/stevia
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 tsp of black pepper
• 1 tsp of parsley
• 1/4 tsp of himalayan pink salt

Instructions

1. In a medium sized bowl coat the shrimp with the garlic granules, pink salt and black pepper and set aside
2. Add all of the ingredients for the dressing to a high speed blender and blitz.
3. In a salad bowl of your choice arrange the rocket along with the tomatoes, red onion and cucumber slices.
4. Add the shrimp to the leafy salad bowl and toss everything together.
5. Drizzle the garlic dressing all over the salad and enjoy!!

Notes

• To make this recipe super simple and quick make sure the shrimp is already cooked.
• If you purchase raw shrimp you will need to toss it in a frying/skillet and cook for 5-7 minutes until pink.
• Rocket is what some countries know as arugula same thing!!
• Again Shrimp and prawns are interchangeable
• I like to use a oval sloping bowl to house the actual salad – starting with the rocket and then adding the rest of the ingredients before tossing them together with a final drizzle of the sweet dressing. However, you can use whatever bowl you want !

Nutrition

• Calories: 190
• Fat: 7g
• Carbohydrates: 6g
• Fiber: 1g
• Protein: 13g