Grilled Tequila Shrimp Salad

Need a light bright salad that makes eating healthy anything but boring? This is it. It’s quick, simple to make, and loaded with flavor.

This Tequila Lime Shrimp Salad combines zesty marinaded shrimp with fresh greens for a light and flavorful dish that’s perfect for any day when you wanna feel good about what you’re eating. Step it up with a homemade tequila lime vinaigrette, it’s sure to bring a refreshing twist to your dinner lineup.

Ingredients:

Shrimp & Marinade:

• Fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
• Cumin
• Orange juice
• Tequila
• Ancho chili powder
• Garlic powder
• Lime juice

Instructions:

1. Marinade: In a large resealable bag, combine shrimp with cumin, orange juice, tequila, chili powder, garlic powder, and lime juice. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Prep Salad: Slice cherry tomatoes and prepare mixed greens.
3. Grill: Drain shrimp, place in a grill basket with tomatoes, and grill over medium-high heat until shrimp are opaque.
4. Serve: Arrange grilled shrimp and tomatoes over greens. Garnish with cilantro.

Tequila Lime Vinaigrette:

• Mix tequila, minced garlic, salt, lime juice, and olive oil.

Recipe Tips:

• Marinating the shrimp infuses them with a robust flavor that’s perfectly complemented by the light, fresh ingredients of the salad.
• For the best flavor, let the shrimp marinate for the full 30 minutes.

How to Serve:

Lay out this vibrant salad as a main course or a starter for dinners that call for a fresh, flavorful touch. Pair with a crisp white wine for an elegant meal.

Storing & Reheating:

• This salad is best enjoyed fresh. However, if you have leftovers, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator and consume within 24 hours for best quality. Whip up a little homemade shrimp cocktail sauce to dunk em in.

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Chasing Matthew McConaughey – My Quest as a runner.

I have officially, with no plan or strategy, now ran in two 5k’s and so far it’s all been about this one pretty dude. I mean… pretty. Not a word often used to describe men. I’m convinced this man was bred from a tube in the All Spice test lab to be the man your man wants to be.

His flowing hair was developed by Vidal Sasoon. His outdoors-man look sponsored by every North Face ad. And his perfectly tanned skin define the lines that ancient Greeks would believe that of a Gods.

This dude makes rugged look like it could get a manicure wearing pink bunny slippers and no one would even bat an eye. And this guy has shown up to both of the races I have been in. He keeps showing up, and I can promise, I’ll keep running.

This trail was all new terrain to me. I had no idea where the race was or what the course would be like. I am not an experienced enough racer to know what to look for in a course that not knowing doesn’t really make a difference. We were in the hilly beautiful Brandywine region and I did not bring my A-game mentally.

When I got there and people starting warning me to hold my energy for the second half, and this hill I would encounter. I started to psych myself out a bit. I need to stop over thinking. As a runner, as a mountain biker, I need to just keep my feet moving and I’ll be good. A part of me wishes there was a switch that I could just turn off in my head while I was moving.

Start Time

At the start the group of racers balls up and I position myself behind Fatmarc, who I know is going to set a great pace for this run. They start and I’m pretty sure I watched my buddy, the one who I was going to trail the whole time, shove two kids out of the way, hurdle over about 4 others and fly off into the front of the pack.

So much for that plan.

But it was all good as I position myself at a good pace in a group that looks pretty serious. They all having running shirts on and gear and proper shoes. So I just assume they know what they are doing. I carry with them, as they shout out mileage, through the fun half of the trails. Things are up and down, single track and open, jumping logs, and tripping over rocks sort of run.

In the second half (like warned) the hills start to get a little steeper. I’m analyzing everything as if I was on my mountain bike and overall, enjoying the challenge of the run. The group starts to dismantle a bit and I kick it up on the coat tails of another assumed experienced runner and coast for a while.

It’s not until after the fist hill that things start to unravel a bit for me.

I slip on a step water crossing, my laces come untied, and I’m getting winded. I ended up walking up a hill at a decent place but giving up a few positions with my choice. Over the final hill, I’m told there’s under a half mile to go so I kick it back up again. I hit the final dash to the finish line with a supportive group of people cheering and kick it up to the end. My time wasn’t as great as the last one, but the hills were far bigger. Overall, I can deal with it.

Today, I’m a runner.

I am not a super fast runner or an experienced runner. But as of my second 5k Sunday morning, I am a runner. And apparently, it only takes 2 5k’s for me, my brain to release crazy chemicals, and for me to become a total dick and want to become a faster, more experienced runner. This young grasshopper is totally throwing patience to the wind. Now, let’s see if I can get this tenacity going for the bike as well.

No children were actually shoved in the running of my 5k… that I saw at least. 

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