Honey Lemon Shrimp and Corn Salad
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Honey Lemon Shrimp and Corn Salad — Tender juicy shrimp nestled in a crunchy fresh salad and everything is coated in an IRRESISTIBLE honey lemon sauce!! An EASY and HEALTHY salad that’s ready in 10 minutes!!
Easy Shrimp Salad with Lettuce
With the warm weather upon us, I crave things like this easy honey lemon shrimp lettuce salad with plenty of my favorite garden vegetables that are in season.
It’s easy, healthy, light and fresh, and ready in 10 minutes. There is so much crunch from the tender sweet corn, the fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, and the shrimp are tender and juicy.
Everything is coated in a honey lemon sauce that is finger-licking good!
What’s in This Shrimp Lettuce Salad?
To make the shrimp salad with lettuce, you’ll need:
- Romaine lettuce
- Corn
- Tomatoes
- Cucumber
- Serrano chili
- Olive oil
- Shrimp
- Tajin
- Unsalted butter
- Garlic
- Lemon juice
- Honey
How to Make a Lettuce Salad with Shrimp
This green salad with shrimp is so easy to prepare. I love that the dressing for the shrimp salad is “built in” to the recipe — it’s simply the sauce that the shrimp cooks in!
There’s no need to prepare any other dressings or use any store-bought dressings which is so nice.
Here’s how the shrimp lettuce salad is made:
- Simply add cleaned shrimp to a skillet with olive oil, sprinkle with Tajin or taco seasoning, and cook for about 2 minutes per side. Shrimp cook very quickly and you don’t want to overcook them or they’ll be rubbery and tough.
- After you flip them over, add butter, honey, lemon juice, and garlic to the skillet. It will look like you have too much liquid but this becomes your salad dressing and it needs to coat a head of lettuce and the other vegetables.
- Once the shrimp has finished cooking, add to a serving bowl with the salad fixings, toss, and dig in!
What’s the Best Shrimp for Salad?
I used one pound of fresh, raw shrimp that were deveined but still had the shells on. You do not want to use shrimp that have already been cooked.
I used large shrimp, 12-15 count. Meaning there are 12 to 15 per pound. You can use smaller shrimp if you prefer but I like the flavor better in larger shrimp.
Can This Recipe Be Made in Advance?
I don’t recommend assembling the salad in advance if you’re planning on eating it later.
However, you can always prep the veggies and store them in separate containers. Same goes for the shrimp in the delicious honey lemon sauce.
Then, when you’re ready to eat you can simply combine everything in a bowl. I’d recommend eating the shrimp cold in that case, as reheated seafood is never as good as freshly cooked.
Tips for the Best Green Salad with Shrimp
While I used romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and a serrano chile pepper for a touch of heat, there are a zillion other ideas. Use what you have on hand and is seasonal and fresh.
Try adding chickpeas, zucchini, red onions, avocado, carrots, radishes, or whatever strikes your fancy.
As far as the corn goes, you have quite a few options:
- Grilled corn — Use this easy, 10-minute method for grilling corn like I did in this Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad.
- Fresh corn — Natural, uncooked, not grilled, just shave it off the ears with a knife. Recommended only with seasonal, tender, sweet corn.
- Canned corn — Drain and rinse it and you’re set. Use a 15-ounce can.
- Frozen corn — Probably my least favorite option for this recipe only because the corn can be a bit mushy and in a salad having crunch is nice, but if frozen is what you’re working with, so be it. Just make sure you thaw it first and then drain it well.
Honey Lemon Shrimp and Corn Salad
Tender juicy shrimp nestled in a crunchy fresh salad and everything is coated in an IRRESISTIBLE honey lemon sauce!! An EASY and HEALTHY salad that's ready in 10 minutes!!
Ingredients
- 1 head romaine lettuce, cleaned and coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups corn (read blog post for corn options)
- 1 large or 2 small tomatoes, diced small
- 1/2 medium cucumber, peeled and diced small
- 1 small serrano chile (with seeds removed for less heat), optional and finely minced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound shrimp, cleaned and deveined (I used 12-15 count large shrimp)
- 1 teaspoon Tajin, plus more if desired (taco seasoning may be substituted)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 to 4 cloves garlic, finely minced or pressed
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 to 4 tablespoons honey, or to taste
Instructions
- To a large bowl, add the lettuce, corn, tomatoes, cucumber, optional serrano chile; set aside.
- To a medium skillet, add the olive oil, shrimp, evenly sprinkle with Tajin, and cook over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes.
- Flip shrimp over, turn the heat to medium-low, add the butter, garlic, evenly season with salt and pepper, and stir in the butter until it melts, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the lemon juice, honey, stir to combine, and taste the sauce. If desired, add additional lemon juice, honey, salt, pepper, or Tajin.
- Transfer the shrimp and all the sauce to the bowl with the lettuce and vegetables. Stir to combine. Taste and make any other seasoning adjustments if necessary (I sprinkled with 1 more teaspoon Tajin) and serve immediately.
Notes
Salad is best fresh but will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 2 days, noting the lettuce will wilt and the vegetables will soften as time passes.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 497Total Fat: 23gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 262mgSodium: 1908mgCarbohydrates: 48gFiber: 7gSugar: 25gProtein: 32g
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7 Comments on “Honey Lemon Shrimp and Corn Salad”
Looks so yum. Thanks for sharing such a lovely recipe with all details, procedure and pictures. I love sweet corn very much. Very excited to try the combination of corn with shrimp. Thanks once again.
Made this for dinner tonight and it was a hit. Added diced red bell peppers and roasted grape tomatoes and corn in the toaster oven with olive oil, salt and pepper. Really yummy and will make again.
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad it was a huge hit! I bet the bell pepper and roasted tomatoes (good job using your toaster oven!) were great touches!
Loved this!! Since we had the grill going for the corn I was able to do the shrimp out there too in an aluminum pan. I love how the sauce becomes the dressing for the salad!
Thanks for the 5 star review and glad you loved this! Glad you were able to do it all on the grill and I loved the sauce-into-dressing feature too, less work :)
Wow–what a delicious looking salad! I think we’ll be enjoying shrimp this weekend–I want to try this and your ceviche!
It was a bit odd for me to have two shrimp recipes in one week (don’t think that’s ever happened actually) but it’s that time of year where I feel like it’s perfect for the season – light, mild, and either no cook like the ceviche or this one that’s done in a flash!