Spiced Shrimp Salad

Shrimp can be prepared so many different ways; fried, grilled, or even baked. I'm enjoying my shrimp in a salad today! It's lightly season with pepper and I added a little bit of jalapeno peppers to spice it up even more.

Ingredients

• 1 lb of raw shrimp, cleaned, peeled and shells removed
•    (approximately 44 medium shrimp)
• 5 cups of lettuce salad mix
• 1/2 of a cucumber, sliced
• 1/4 cup of chopped onion
• 1/4 cup of chopped red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup of dried cranberries
• 4 slices of pepper jack cheese, sliced into small pieces
• 1/2 of a lemon (sliced in half)
• 1 Tbsp of olive oil
• 3/4 tsp of Italian seasoning
• 1/2 tsp of black pepper
• sliced jalapeno peppers, optional

Directions 
Preheat oven to 350° degrees.

Lightly grease a cookie sheet or a small pan and add the raw shrimp to the pan. Sprinkle the shrimp with 1/4 tsp of black pepper and 1/2 tsp of Italian seasoning. Squeeze one lemon slice to sprinkle lemon juice onto the shrimp.

 Cook the shrimp for 15 minutes or until they are white as shown. (Be careful not to overcook them.)

While the shrimp is cooking, began preparing the salad by adding the lettuce mix to a 13" by 9" pan. Sprinkle the lettuce with the remaining black pepper and Italian seasoning.

Add the cucumbers.

Add the chopped onions.

Add the chopped red bell pepper.

Add the sliced pepper jack cheese.

Add the dried cranberries.

When the shrimp has finished cooking, drain and liquid and top the salad with the cooked shrimp. Use the remaining lemon slice to sprinkle lemon juice over the salad.

Enjoy with your favorite salad dressing. (I used peppercorn ranch).

Makes 6 - 8 servings.

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