SERVES:

4

INGREDIENTS:

16 - 20 large defrosted, precooked, peeled cocktail shrimp (see hints)

1//4 cups extra virgin olive oil

juice of one small lime

1 small clove garlic, peeled and minced

1/4 - 1/2 tsp ground cumin

approx. 8 cups rouigh chopped Romaine lettuce

3 large radishes, halved and thinly sliced 

1 large ripe avocado, peeled and cubed

1 1/2 cups halved cherry tomatoes

approx. 3/4 cup well drained, rinsed canned black beans

salt to taste

PROCEDURE:

Remove the tail shells from the 16 - 20 large, defrosted, precooked shrimp if they are still attached.

Add about 1/4 cup of olive oil to a mixing bowl, add the juice of one lime, add 1 small minced clove of garlic and between 1/4 and 1/2 tsp of ground cumin and whisk it up.

Then add the shrimp to the bowl with the vinaigrette to marinate.

Next, add about 8 loosely packed cups of chopped Romaine to a mixing bowl and add 3 large, halved and thinly sliced radishes, 1 large cubed avocado, 1 1/2 cups sliced cherry tomatoes, half of a 15-ounce well drained and rinsed can of black beans, add the shrimp and vinaigrette and salt to taste and gently toss to combine.

HINTS:

Add a pinch of red pepper flakes or deseeded, finely chopped jalapeno pepper to taste.

Substitute cooked chicken meat for the shrimp.