Shrimp and Avocado Salad

Preparation time: 10-15 minutes.

Ingredients

1/4 cup of white wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 lb medium shrimp, cooked, peeled, and de-veined
2 ripe avocados
Lettuce - preferably butter lettuce or red leaf lettuce

Optional - 2 Tbsp chopped roasted walnuts or pistachios
1 Tbsp chopped cilantro
Lemon slices for garnish

Method

1 Combine oil, vinegar, and garlic in a bowl. Chop shrimp into 1/2 inch pieces and add to oil mixture.

2 Arrange leaves of lettuce on individual plates. Cut avocados in half and remove pits. Remove some of the avocado around the pit area and mix in with the shrimp. With a spoon, carefully scoop out avocado halves from their skins in one piece. Place avocado half on plate with lettuce.

3 Spoon shrimp mixture on to avocado. Sprinkle with walnuts and cilantro (optional).

Serve with lemon slices for garnish. Serves 4.