I LOVE salads! Any kind of salad and I like to make them a complete meal. People ask me all the time “What do you put in all your delicious salads?”.  It’s really easy…I just put in any whole foods that I have in the refrigerator. Last week I really wanted a Cobb “like” Salad. So in this salad, I put in a handful of greens, some avocado, tomato, onion, cucumber, Great Northern beans, sliced egg, and I grilled some medium raw shrimp in a grilling basket after I brushed them with butter and chopped garlic. This is my new favorite summer salad! You can also replace the shrimp with chicken, beef, or grilled tofu.

This salad satisfies the requirements for a healthy meal on my 28 Day Be Healthy Program – every meal and snack needs to have the following:

• healthy protein – the grilled shrimp (or organic chicken, beef, tofu) egg, and beans
• low glycemic carb – romaine lettuce, cucumbers, onion
• good fat – avocado
• fiber – cucumber, onion, lettuce, beans, tomato

What do you like to put in your salads? Leave a comment below and let me know what your favorite salad is.

Grilled Garlic Shrimp Salad Recipe

Servings: 1

Ingredients:

• 1 cup mixed greens
• 1 hard boiled egg – sliced
• 1/4 cup Great Northern Beans
• 1/4 cup chopped tomato
• 1/4 cup chopped/sliced cucumber
• 2 Tablespoons chopped red onion
• 1/2 avocado – sliced
• 8 raw medium shrimp
• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic

Directions:

1. Put greens in the bottom of a salad bowl and add tomato, onion, avocado, and cucumber
2. Melt the butter and add the chopped garlic – then brush on shrimp
3. Grill shrimp on a skewer or basket for about 5-8 minutes until not opaque any more.
4. Layer sliced egg, beans, and shrimp in rows on top of salad.
5. I didn’t use salad dressing on this since the shrimp was so flavorful.
6. Bon Appetit!