Tropical Salad with Honey Lime Shrimp

I've had this recipe for Honey Lime Shrimp stored in my Pinterest account for forever and I've been wanting to make it. So with that as my inspiration, I created a salad with Honey Lime dressing and combined it and the shrimp with mangos, kiwis, rasberries, and bits of ramen noodle pieces.


Tropical Salad with Honey Lime Shrimp

For shrimp:

• 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• zest of 1 lime 
• 1 Tbsp garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• Creole seasoning, to taste 

For dressing: 

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 lime, juiced
• 2 Tbsp orange juice
• 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp cumin 
• 1/2 packet flavor seasoning for ramen noodles 

For salad: 

• 1 mango, diced
• 1 kiwi, diced
• handful of rasberries 
• smashed ramen noodle pieces, for topping 
• lettuce of your choice (I used a spinach and spring mix)

1. In a large ziploc bag, combine all ingredients for the marinade. When everything is well-combined, add the shrimp and let marinate in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes. Flip the bag once or twice to make sure all shrimp are well coated with the marinade. 

2. While shrimp are marinading, combine all ingredients for the dressing and let it sit in the fridge until you're ready to eat. This is also a good time to chop the fruit for the salad. 

3. When ready to cook the shrimp, let them sit for 10 minutes at room temperature. Heat a large skilled to medium-high heat and add shrimp to the pan in a single layer, making sure they are not too crowded. There is no need to add additional butter or oil because of the olive oil in the marinade. 

4. Let shrimp cook on one side for a minute, until they curl up and start to pink. Flip them over and cook for another 30 seconds until the shrimp are opaque. Remove from pan. (I didn't include this in the ingredients, but at this point I added some orange bell pepper and cooked it a bit and had it with my salad). 

5. Combine lettuce, fruits, ramen noodle pieces and shrimp. Toss or top with dressing and enjoy!