Avocado, Grilled Peach and Chipotle Shrimp Salad with Bacon

This Avocado, Grilled Peach and Chipotle Shrimp Salad combines grilled sweet peaches, creamy avocado, spicy shrimp and smoky bacon, all on a bed of garden fresh greens. Topped with a peach dressing, this makes a complete dinner salad.

📝 Ingredients

• 16 large shrimp or prawns, (peeled and deveined)
• 1 small avocado, (peeled and thinly sliced)
• 2 medium peaches, (sliced)
• 2 slices thick-cut bacon, (cooked (hormone-free, nitrate-free))
• 4 cups fresh mixed greens,
• 1 slice red onion,
• basil, cress or parsley, (for garnish)
• black sesame seeds, (for garnish)
• 1/2 ripe peach
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tbsp lemon juice or champagne vinegar
• 2 tsp honey, (optional if peach is very ripe and sweet)
• 2 tbsp olive oil, (extra virgin)
• 1 tsp lemon zest, (finely grated)
• 1 tsp lime zest, (finely grated)
• juice of half a lemon
• 1/2 tsp ground chipotle pepper
• 1/4 tsp salt

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Sweet Peach Dressing ---
2. 2Blend all ingredients in a mini food processor or blender until smooth.
3. 3--- Salad ---
4. 4Soak wooden skewers in water.
5. 5Cook bacon, drain and set aside.
6. 6Meanwhile, wash and arrange fresh greens (like romaine, arugula, or other lettuce) in a large serving platter or shallow bowl.
7. 7Toss peeled shrimp with chipotle marinade. Thread shrimp on soaked skewers and grill for 2 to 3 minutes per side or until no longer pink inside. Remove.
8. 8Slice peaches, remove pit. Grill on indoor or outdoor grill just until grill marks form. Turn and grill other side. Peach slices should still be firm.
9. 9Slice avocado.
10. 10Arrange peaches, avocado, shrimp and crumbled bacon with fresh greens. Garnish with red onion slices, fresh basil or cress or parsley and sprinkle with black sesame seeds. Drizzle with Sweet Peach Dressing and serve immediately.