Description
These Healthy Grilled Shrimp & Avocado Bowls with Mango Salsa are a quick, 30-minute meal featuring smoky grilled shrimp, creamy avocado, and a bright mango salsa over quinoa or rice. Packed with lean protein and healthy fats, they are naturally gluten-free, customizable, and perfect for a nourishing weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
1 lb large shrimp, peeled
2 ripe avocados, sliced
2 cups cooked quinoa or rice
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp smoked paprika
Salt and pepper to taste
1 ripe mango, diced
1/4 cup red onion, minced
1 jalapeño, seeded and diced
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Salt to taste
Instructions
- Make the mango salsa: Combine diced mango, red onion, jalapeño, lime juice, and cilantro. Add a pinch of salt. Stir and set aside
- Prepare grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Toss shrimp with olive oil, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper
- Grill shrimp for 2-3 minutes per side until pink and opaque. Remove immediately
- Slice avocados. Assemble bowls: start with quinoa or rice, top with grilled shrimp and avocado slices. Spoon mango salsa generously over everything. Serve right away
Notes
Do not overcook shrimp; they need only a few minutes.
Use ripe but firm avocados for better slicing.
Let mango salsa sit for 5 minutes to meld flavors.
Pat shrimp dry before seasoning for a good sear.
Store components separately: shrimp keeps 2 days, salsa 1 day, avocado with lime juice to prevent browning.
Reheat only shrimp and quinoa; do not microwave salsa or avocado.
For less heat, remove jalapeño seeds; for more, add extra jalapeño or hot sauce.
Substitutions: use chicken or tofu instead of shrimp, brown rice or cauliflower rice instead of quinoa.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 485 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: ~600 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 10 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 190 mg
Keywords: shrimp, avocado, mango salsa, grilled, healthy, bowl, gluten free