Shrimp Avocado Quinoa Bowls

 

these shrimp, avocado, and quinoa bowls are my go to once I’m craving a flavorful filling meal but want to consume clean and maintain the energy as little as viable. you can’t surely go wrong with this scrumptious blackened Cajun shrimp. It makes a notable addition to the quinoa and the creamy avocado. This nutritious meal is loaded with nutrients and could keep you full with out including on your waistline!

upload your preferred veggies and pinnacle it off together with your preferred dressing, sour-cream/yogurt, or attempt my healthy creamy avocado and cilantro lime dressing or the 5-minute thin chipotle sauce!

INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup onion diced (optional)
• Lime for dressing
• For the quinoa
• 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa any variety white or golden, red, or black
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 avocado pitted and sliced
• 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce or your favorite greens
• 1/2 cup tomato diced
• 1/2 pound shrimp shelled and deveined
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 clove garlic crushed (or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)
• 1/4 teaspoon EACH salt onion powder, thyme, oregano, black pepper, cayenne pepper
• For the Shrimp
• 1 teaspoon paprika

INSTRUCTIONS

1. To cook dinner quinoa: start through boiling water for the quinoa. deliver 1 cup of water to boil in a big saucepan. Rinse quinoa below cold water and drain nicely. Stir in salt and quinoa. decrease heat and cook, blanketed, for 15 minutes. turn off heat and allow rest, included, for five mins.
2. To prepare dinner the shrimp: while the quinoa is cooking, In a medium bowl, combine the shrimp, oil, and spices. warmth a large heavy-obligation non-stick pan over medium-high warmness for 2 mins. as soon as the pan is hot, coat the pan with a mild drizzle of oil (if using a non-stick pan) and prepare dinner the shrimp in batches for 2 minutes consistent with side or till charred and cooked via. Do now not over-crowd the pan.
3. Divide lettuce (or vegetables) into two big serving bowls. top each bowl with half of the quinoa, shrimp, avocado, tomato, and onion. Drizzle with lime, bitter cream, or your favourite dressing or strive our healthy avocado dressing!