Best Lemony Butter Bean Avocado Baby Arugula Salad With Optional Grilled Shrimp Recipes

LEMONY BUTTER BEAN, AVOCADO, & BABY ARUGULA SALAD WITH OPTIONAL GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Place the arugula in a large salad bowl, and scatter butter beans, red onion slices, green olives, and avocado on top.
• Zest the lemon and add 1 teaspoon of zest to a small bowl. Squeeze the lemon and add 1/4 cup of the juice to the bowl. Add the olive oil, honey, salt, and pepper. Whisk until blended.
• Pour dressing over the salad and toss right before serving.
• To make the shrimp skewers
• Poke a bamboo skewer through both the body and tail of the shrimp and place on a plate. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Turn over and repeat with the other side. Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Cook the shrimp one to two minutes on each side, until pink and done. Top individual servings of salad with shrimp skewers, as desired.

BUTTER BEANS, GOAT CHEESE, AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS ARUGULA SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oil or butter in a medium pan over medium-high heat.
• Cut ends off onion, then slice in half. Then slice into thin strips. Add to pan and cook on medium-high for about 10 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes or so.
• Turn heat down to low / medium-low, sprinkle onions with salt and sautee onions for about 30 minutes, shorter or longer as needed so the onions are a warm, golden-brown color; not under-cooked but not burnt. Stir onions every 5 minutes or so. Add brown sugar toward the end only if you feel onions are not sweet enough for you.
• While onions are caramelizing, rinse and plate arugula. Crumble goat cheese and sprinkle over arugula.
• Rinse beans, then divide evenly among the plates.
• Once onions are caramelized, add them on top of the salad.
• Shred mozzerella over the salads (or sprinkle pre-shredded cheese).
• Makes 2 dinner salads or 4 side salads.