Salads with prawns are elegant yet easy, and oh so satisfying. Whether you are searching for an appetizer, side salad, or a hearty salad for lunch or dinner, we’ve got 20+ salads with prawns that you will love!
Prawns are succulent, delicious seafood that are the perfect lighter protein to add to a main dish.
For an elegant yet easy dinner, we love making risotto with prawns. When we want Asian flavors, we make this super delicious prawn chow mein recipe. Bonus: it’s also quick and easy to make!
And when we want a lighter dinner or special lunch, we make this mango avocado prawn salad. It’s so light and refreshing, yet satisfying and flavorful all at the same time.
If you like prawns, and you enjoy salads, then we think you will fall in love with this salads with prawns recipe collection!
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🌟 About these recipes
This recipe collection features some of the best salads with prawns we could find from our fellow food blogger friends.
From simple and quick to elegant and sophisticated, we’ve got a wide variety of salads with prawns for you to choose from. Some are sweet, some are tangy, and some are spicy — there’s something for everyone in this recipe roundup!
🍽 Serving ideas
While all of these recipes are salad recipes, they are also quite versatile in how you serve them.
For instance, you can serve some of them as smaller appetizer or starter salads. This keto shrimp salad recipe, for example, would be wonderful served as starter salads. Consider serving smaller shrimp salads with Instant Pot beef stew or Hawaiian BBQ Chicken as the main course.
While others, such as mango avocado prawn salad, are more substantial, and you can serve them as the main course for lunch or dinner. Serve them with some bread to start – such as these parmesan garlic knots, air fryer garlic bread, or this rosemary garlic focaccia.
👩🏻🍳 Prawn FAQs
It really depends on the salad. In general, opt for large tiger prawns or king prawns for the best flavor. These are especially a great option when prawns are the star of the salad.
Cooking prawns is easy, but they can turn rubbery fast. To prevent this, start by making sure you are using fresh or properly thawed prawns. Then watch them carefully to avoid overcooking them. Finally, cool the prawns immediately after cooking if not serving warm.
The dressing you use depends a lot on the exact ingredients in the salad. But some of our favorites to serve with salads that contain prawns include a lemon vinaigrette for light salads. We love a garlic and herb dressing for tangy vegetable-forward prawn salads. Prawn salads that have a little heat or spicy kick to them pair well with a creamy avocado dressing. We love using a sweet chili sauce on salads with prawns that have Asian flavors.
Depending on the exact ingredients and preparation for the prawn salad you choose to make, you may be able to store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a day or two.
🍷 🥂 Wine pairings for salads with prawns
Typically, when pairing wine with prawns, we opt for a dry white wine. A Sauvignon Blanc as well as a stainless steel or lightly oaked Chardonnay are both classic wine pairings for prawns.
However, depending on the ingredients in the salads with prawns, you might also opt for a refreshing rosé wine.
And when in doubt, you can always pair sparkling wines with salads with prawns. Either a brut or a brut rosé would be a lovely wine to serve with prawn salad.
Delicious salads with prawns
Salads with Prawns
This Mango Avocado Prawn Salad is an easy, healthy, delicious lunch or dinner. With fresh mango, avocado, succulent prawns, and a tangy lime dressing, this is perfect salad for spring and summer meals.
This healthy prawn salad is light, refreshing, and satisfying all at once.
This refreshing, crunchy, cool and with a hint of spice, this Cajun shrimp salad is the perfect weeknight dinner recipe! Fresh and light for summer.
If you’re looking for a creamy shrimp salad with crunchy cucumbers, red onions, sweet corn, and cool avocado… this recipe is for you!
This Chopped Shrimp Salad Recipe with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette includes all the fresh flavors of summer in one delicious bowl. Ready in just 20 minutes.
This easy shrimp salad is tossed in a light and healthy cilantro lime vinaigrette for a delicious lunch or dinner.
This delicious summer shrimp salad explodes with all the vibrant flavors and colors of sweet peaches, kohlrabi, strawberries, and juicy protein-packed, spicy chipotle shrimp! Perfect for the whole family.
This Seafood Pasta Salad is a real crowd-pleaser. Its colorful mix of ingredients and delicious, tangy dressing will have everyone coming back for seconds.
Loaded with succulent shrimp, juicy crab meat, crisp veggies, and a creamy, flavorful dressing, this dish promises to wow at any gathering.
Shrimp Salad is a delightfully light and refreshing salad.It's made with perfectly cooked shrimp, onion, celery, cucumber, dill, and mayonnaise.
Tossed into a salad that can be eaten in a bowl for lunch or dinner. Or you can easily make it into a sandwich.
Shrimp Poke Bowl is a simple and delicious Hawaiian-inspired recipe that's on the table in under 30 minutes.
You can also easily customize it to different diets (e.g. vegetarian), making for a great family weeknight dinner.
Shrimp Louie salad is a popular dish that originated in San Francisco. It's a refreshing and delicious salad that's perfect for a summer lunch or dinner.
The salad features succulent shrimp, crisp lettuce, creamy avocado, and a tangy dressing. This salad is not only tasty but also healthy.
Shrimp remoulade is a classic Southern dish popular in New Orleans. It’s lovely as a luncheon salad, or as a first course appetizer.
This tangy mayonnaise-based sauce is the highlight to this light and healthy recipe. It’s ideal for a special occasion, or as an elegant starter to a dinner party.
This Tzatziki Shrimp Bowl is a perfect meal to enjoy around the table with your family! Everyone can customize their own bowl with homemade Tzatziki sauce, tomatoes, lettuce, and much more! Ready in under 30 minutes.
The Coco and Lemongrass Vermicelli Shrimp Bowl is a vibrant, flavorful dish that brings together a harmonious blend of fresh ingredients and bold flavors.
This dish features succulent shrimp marinated in a fragrant mix of coconut milk and lemongrass, then grilled to perfection.
This easy, fresh Shrimp Salad is the perfect blend of creamy and crunchy. It’s easy to make for lunch, to serve on a croissant or to bring to a potluck.
It’s perfect to serve at potlucks, BBQs or as a light lunch.
Enjoy these incredible Shrimp Chalupas with Roast Poblano Sauce with fresh flavors of cilantro, lime, poblanos peppers.
This easy Shrimp Chalupa dinner recipe is all that and more with succulent shrimp and a light and creamy sauce made with roasted poblano peppers. There is just so much in this recipe to love.
This seafood salad is a blend of imitation crab and shrimp in a creamy dill dressing with fresh vegetables. An easy high protein lunch option that takes just minutes to make!
This shrimp ceviche recipe is fresh shrimp marinated with cucumber, red onions, cilantro, avocado and diced jalapenos.
It takes just minutes to make and is full of bold and zesty flavors. Serve this shrimp ceviche as an appetizer or a light meal, it’s perfect for any occasion!
This Grilled Corn Salad with Shrimp is a vibrant and flavorful summer dish that perfectly balances fresh ingredients and smoky grilled elements.
Sweet, charred corn kernels mingle with juicy, plump shrimp that have been marinated and grilled to perfection.
This Greek Shrimp Salad is made with fresh baby spinach, cucumber, black olives, roasted tomatoes, feta cheese, shrimp and that delicious dressing.
It only takes about 10 minutes of prepping, making it a truly quick and lip-smacking delicious lunch you’ll want to eat again.
This Mediterranean keto shrimp salad is similar to ceviche in ingredients, except it uses cooked shrimp and is dressed with a Mediterranean-style dressing.
It's a healthy, high-protein salad that's low in carbs, dairy-free and keto-friendly.
This grill chipotle lime shrimp salad is a simple and delicious grill recipe that's healthy, full of flavor, and quick and easy to make!
You can add crumbled cotija cheese, chopped cherry tomatoes or even use a different salad dressing.
This Italian seafood salad recipe is filled with seven different types of seafood and flavored simply.
The best addition to your Italian Christmas eve dinner and for the feast of seven fishes.
This favorite Shrimp Macaroni Salad recipe with a lower-carb option! is pure comfort food, and perfect for the Super Bowl.
Shrimp and macaroni salad will be much lower in carbs than most macaroni shrimp salad recipes when it’s made with more shrimp than macaroni
This tasty Shrimp Cucumber Salad has a spicy dressing and a touch of mint, and this salad is perfect for a cool and refreshing summer dish.
You can adjust the amount of hot sauce to make the salad as spicy or mild as you prefer.
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