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Shrimp Avocado Quinoa Bowl
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Zesty Shrimp Avocado Quinoa Bowl

Zesty lemony quinoa bowl with shrimp and avocado makes it a perfect meal for lunch or weeknight dinners. It is a quick and easy recipe, truly healthy loaded with flavors and tons of proteins.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, european
Keyword: Quinoa Bowl, Quinoa Recipe, Shrimp Avocado Quinoa Bowl
Servings: 4
Author: Cookie

Equipment

  • Bowl
  • Saucepan
  • skillet

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 300 g prawns
  • 2 avocado
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • 30 g butter
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  • Wash the prawns. Marinade them in 1 minced garlic clove, lemon juice and zest, olive oil, salt, and pepper about 15-20 minutes.
  • Take a saucepan. Add the quinoa and water. Water should be twice the amount of seeds. Drizzle some olive oil, salt, and pepper and let it cook until the water has been fully absorbed.
  • Take a skillet where you add butter, some cloves of garlic and the prawns. Cook them for about 3-5 minutes until dark pink colour.
  • Leave them in the skillet until the quinoa is boiling.
  • Dice the avocado. 
  • In a bowl put avocado, quinoa, and the prawns. Squeeze some lemon juice over the bowl to refresh it.
  • Garnish some greenies.