An Irresistibly crunchy and colorful shrimp salad with a Thai peanut dressing that comes together for a healthy meal in just 30 minutes.

This salad is a rainbow of crunch and color. This salad is topped with shrimp and features a Thai-inspired peanut dressing that is smooth and creamy. Thai shrimp salad with peanut dressing is a light, crunchy, and easy 30-minute meal that is perfect for warm spring and summer months. This salad is gluten-free, dairy-free, and easily customizable.

You will love Thai Shrimp Salad with Peanut Dressing because:

Thai shrimp salad is a flavorful and healthy salad
Ready in less than 30 minutes and makes the perfect meal prep for the week or a family dinner
High protein and high-fiber salad that is a satisfying lunch or dinner
Customizable topping options
Filled with a rainbow of colors, plant-based protein
A gluten-free and easily dairy-free meal

Thai Shrimp Salad with Peanut Dressing is made with:

Shrimp: I love shrimp in this salad but any protein of choice will work
Romaine lettuce: I like the crunch of romaine for this salad but any green will work
Picked red onions: loaded with antioxidants, gut-friendly, and easy to make, use this recipe
Bell pepper: adds crunch, color, and vitamin C
Carrots: add more color and crunch to this salad
Quinoa: I like to cook it in bone broth, chicken broth, or veggie broth for more flavor
Persian cucumbers: Persian cucumbers have a great crunch but any cucumber will work
Peanut butter: the base of the Thai peanut dressing
Rice vinegar: a mild vinegar
Sesame oil: adds richness to the dressing
Honey: adds a touch of sweetness
Coconut aminos: can also use tamari or soy sauce
Lime: juice of one lime to add a little zest

Recipe Tips:

This salad is easily customizable to the veggie and protein you have on hand, if you don’t like a veggie feel free to omit or substitute
Thai shrimp salad doesn’t save well once dressed but can be made ahead of time and you can store the ingredients separately
To prep for a work lunch layer the toppings at the bottom of a container, add the shrimp, and lastly put the lettuce on top to keep it from getting soggy, save the dressing in another container and mix together when ready to eat

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Thai Shrimp Salad with Peanut Dressing

An Irresistibly crunchy and colorful shrimp salad with a Thai peanut dressing that comes together for a healthy meal in just 30 minutes.

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Course Main Course, Salad

Servings

Ingredients

Salad

1 lb shrimp or protein of choice
1 cup quinoa
6 cups romaine lettuce
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup edamame
3 Persian cucumbers chopped
1 bell pepper chopped (yellow, orange, or red)
1/2 pickled red onions

Thai Peanut Dressing

1/4 cup peanut butter
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp coconut aminos
1 lime juiced
2 tbsp water as needed to thin
1 tbsp grated ginger optional

Instructions

Cook quinoa as directed on the package, I like to cook in bone broth for extra protein
Chop veggies
Mis the dressing ingredients in a jar or bowl adding water to thin to desired consistency
Cook shrimp (I cooked mine on the stove with a little coconut aminos and sriracha)
Add lettuce to a bowl and assemble salad with veggies, shrimp, and drizzle on the dressing