This buffalo shrimp salad is so yummy and one of the best salad recipes for people who like a little spice!

One of the best salad recipes with buffalo shrimp, blue cheese, cucumber, avocado, red onion, and lettuce in a white serving bowl with the text Buffalo shrimp salad

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I love Buffalo flavored anything.  For the longest time, I did not like spicy food, and then all of a sudden a few years ago, I couldn't get enough.  Since, we are trying to eat healthier at my house, I was thinking of ways of how I can still get my Buffalo fix.  That's when I came up with this Buffalo Shrimp salad.

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One of the best things about writing food posts like this, is that I get to eat as soon as I'm done photographing.  In fact, I'm eating this Buffalo Shrimp Salad right now as I write this post.  It's wonderful by the way.  And it definitely takes care of my Buffalo flavor craving.

Buffalo Shrimp Salad Ingredients

In addition to the Buffalo shrimp, this salad also has crunchy red onion, creamy avocado, cooling cucumber, and zesty blue cheese, all on top of a bed of iceberg lettuce.  I finished my salad off with a store bought blue cheese dressing.  Maybe Buffalo Shrimp Salad this way isn't super healthy, but it's certainly better than chowing down on a whole order of wings.  

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Buffalo Shrimp Salad

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This buffalo shrimp salad is so yummy and one of the best salad recipes for people who like a little spice!

Ingredients

  • 5-10 shrimp
  • 1/2 cup Buffalo Sauce (1/4 cup to cook the shrimp, 1/4 cup to coat the shrimp)
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1 cup Lettuce (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup Cucumber (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp Red onion (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup Avocado (diced)
  • Blue Cheese crumbles to taste

Instructions

    1. Prepare the shrimp:  Bring about 2 cups water to boil in a pot along with 1/4 cup Buffalo sauce.

    2. Add shrimp and allow to cook 5-8 minutes.

    3. Remove shrimp from water and allow to cool.

    4. Toss cooled shrimp in a bowl with about 1/4 cup Buffalo sauce.

    5. Arrange  lettuce, cucumber, red onion, blue cheese, avocado, and prepared shrimp on serving dish.

    6. Top with either Ranch or Blue Cheese dressing.  Enjoy!

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 440Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 433mgSodium: 5212mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 5gSugar: 4gProtein: 53g

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