Easy Shrimp Protein Bowl

I am continuing into February what I started in January…a series of easy protein bowls! This Easy Shrimp Protein Bowl makes a delicious lunch or dinner and with a little food prep this meal can be put together in minutes. This bowl has a delicious and filling combination of protein, healthy fats, and unrefined carbohydrates that will keep you satisfied until your next meal.
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I Switched This One up Because We Don’t Want Things to Get Boring! 

In the last four protein bowls of this series the carbohydrate I chose to use has been short grain brown rice. In this Easy Shrimp Protein Bowl I use mango as our carbohydrate. I love mango! It’s naturally sweet, delicious and colorful. But if a ripe mango isn’t easily found in your area, or if you simply you prefer to use rice you can always stick to the short grain brown rice I use in the other protein bowls.

Easy Shrimp Protein Bowl:

What is in this bowl? Fresh shrimp cooked in butter, freshly diced mango , Persian cucumbers, arugula, avocado, red pickled onions and Marcona almonds, all dressed in a simple olive oil and lemon dressing. It’s an incredibly easy, delicious meal and literally takes only minutes to make. 

Let’s Talk About The Health Benefits of this Easy Shrimp Protein Bowl:

Shrimp is loaded with protein, 28 grams per cup to be precise, so awesome! Shrimp is also high in omega-3 fatty acids, beneficial for heart health and reducing inflammation. Shrimp is good source of calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D, important for bone health, and contains selenium, essential for thyroid function and immune health. Shrimp is low in calories, making it a good choice for weight loss. 

The avocado, almonds and olive oil provide you with healthy Omega 3, 6 and 9 fats that help the brain and the heart. The arugula, cucumbers, lemon juice and mango (or brown rice) offer vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber. And finally, the red pickled onions not only add color and flavor, they also help with digestion by boosting beneficial gut bacteria, and they are a natural anti inflammatory! If you are worried about investing in a jar of pickled onions, don’t be, they will be included in almost all the protein bowl recipes I share. Winning all around!

 

 

This Bowl Comes Together So Fast! The Shrimp Cooks in Three Minutes

If you are using mango in this recipe it can be assembled and cooked in less that eight minutes! I season the shrimp with Redmond Seasoning Salt on a grill pan with butter, If you are choosing to use rice you can cook it ahead of time to use in bowls all week and it will still be a super quick and easy meal!

Want More Protein Bowls?

Try my Chicken Protein Bowl,  Salmon Protein Bowl, Taco Protein Bowl or Steak Protein Bowl!

 

Tips and what you need: Redmond Seasoning Salt on a grill pan.

An easy, healthy, shrimp protein bowl

• 1/3
  cup
  Diced Mango (or if you prefer, cooked short grain brown rice prepared to package instructions. Totally up to you)
• 1/2
  cup
  baby arugula
• 2
  tablespoons
  pickled red onion
• 2
  tablespoons
  Marcona almonds
• 1/3
  cup
  sliced Persian cucumbers
• 1/2
  of a ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
• 6-7
  raw Tiger shrimp, deveined and peeled (or 1 cup of your favorite raw shrimp)
• 1
  tablespoon
  butter
• 1
  tablespoon
  good quality olive oil
• 1
  tablespoon
  fresh lemon juice
• sea salt and pepper, to taste

If using rice instead of mango, cook rice to package instructions.

1. Place, mango (or rice), arugula, onions, almonds, cucumbers, and avocado in a bowl.

2. Place a pan on medium heat for two minutes. While pan heats, whisk together olive oil and lemon juice. Add sea salt and pepper to taste, whisk again. Set dressing aside.

3. Add butter to pan. Swirl butter around. Add shrimp and cook for 90 seconds, sprinkling with Redmond salt and pepper, flip shrimp and cook another 90 seconds. Place shrimp in bowl. Whisk dressing again and pour over all the bowl ingredients. Enjoy!

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