Shrimp salad with black rice will help you load up on antioxidants! With beets, black rice, and a lemon-lime vinaigrette, this powerhouse gluten free salad recipe is great for “Spring Cleaning” your diet! It’s colorful, flavorful, and protein packed!
With our weather finally feeling like Spring, our cravings for cold salads reemerge.  I love salads. The Kiwi loves salads. But we do not like BORING salads. In fact, the only way I will make a salad for us if it’s nutrient dense, has a balance of good carbs, fat, and protein, and is damn tasty!
Which is why I have this gluten free shrimp salad recipe for you today.
This shrimp salad serves a purpose. It’s great for athletes in training because it is PACKED full of antioxidants and is naturally gluten free, which can help reduce inflammation and speed up recovery.
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Zesty Beet and Black Rice Seafood Salad with Lemon Lime vinaigrette
- Total Time: 55 min
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup black rice (or wild rice if you don’t have black)
- sea salt
- ½ cup cooked peas
- ¼ cup lemon juice or a combo of lime/lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
- ¼ tsp mustard powder
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ¼ cup olive oil or avocado oil
- ¼ –â…“ cup fresh blueberries
- 3–4 tablespoon chopped green or red onion
- 1 cup cooked then cooled beets (shaved or chopped)
- ¼ cup shaved carrots
- 6oz Cooked shrimp (cocktail shrimp). We used Sizzlefish Shrimp – boiled for a few minutes in salt/water then drained and cooled.
- ground black pepper
- Optional add ins – Roasted chickpeas, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, feta, etc!
Instructions
- Cook rice in a medium saucepan according to package. Wait till water boils, add rice and salt, reduce to heat and simmer until tender, 35-40 minutes. Drain well, rinse, pour into bowl, then let it cool.
- While that’s cooling, whisk together your lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, and honey and then add to oil, whisk again and add a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
- Once you have your beets chopped and the rice is cooled, add the rest of your ingredients into the rice bowl. Pour in dressing and mix well. Add shrimp on top or mix in with the salad and dressing. They will turn a little pink due to beets and berries.
- Place salad in fridge until cooled and ready to serve.
- Feel free to add in more seasoning or dressing. Goes great with crunchy roasted chickpeas mixed in too.
Notes
This salad is super easy to make. Great for light meal or side dish.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 40 min
Okay, now let’s talk about the antioxidants in this shrimp salad recipe!
- Beets – A source of phytonutrients called betalains. Has been shown to provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory support. Plus support more nitrate flow to body, which can help muscular endurance!
- Black Rice – if properly prepared (soaked), can be low in phytic acid, which means minerals are more bioavailable. And Black rice is full of anythocyanin, an antioxidant and flavonoid that has tons of health perks and can fight disease!
- Berries – Anthocyanin-rich and can help with cognitive memory. Can also help fight oxidative stress (great for athletes).
- Shellfish/Seafood – Ahh yes, seafood! I adore thee. Why?  It’s lean Protein and full of vitamins and minerals such as selenium, vitamin B12, niacin, zinc, and iron.
And a lemon-lime vinaigrette, this powerhouse salad is great for “Spring Cleaning” your diet! It’s colorful, flavorful, and protein packed!
How’s that for  nutrition overload?
Either way, you’re gonna get more bang for your buck with this shrimp salad! So let’s eat up already, shall we?
Ever tried black rice? It’s delicious in this recipe, and in this Greek black rice caprese salad, too.
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Looks yummyy and delicious. Love to include in my diet plan.
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This looks amazing and sounds so fragrant!
this looks awesome! I have never had black rice! must try
You are always just so inventive. Why don’t you fly on out to SoCal and make a video with me…. and perhaps LAURA TOO!! WHAT WHAT!
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Without exaggeration, this is one of the prettiest plates of food that I’ve ever seen!!! Pinning and tweeting, but I’d rather be eating 🙂
Black rice is my rice of choice! That may be the prettiest plate of food I’ve ever seen!
Oh WOW Lindsay, you have outdone yourself!
Yum, what a fantastic array of colors in your salad Lindsay. They say our foods should be all the colors and this amazing salad certainly fits that bill beautifully. 🙂
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This is like a rainbow in the bowl with my favourites added…seafood. YUMola.
well when you MOVE HERE i’ll make it! xxoo and send you SIZZLEFISH!!! yay
Look at all those amazing colors! This looks delicious. I needed some inspiration and this was just what I needed!
well pick me up for Hawaii trip and I’ll cook. Inspiration is best on the islands!
Beets and bluebs?! Looks crazy but also delicious. I’m hooked.
not only crazy healthy, but crazy beautiful too!
I LOVE the look of this – so colorful!! And I am clearly a seafood fan, grilled scallops all summer long 🙂
I love black rice. I once had it in a Paella. It was beyond.
yes, and prawns, right?
This is so PRETTY!!! I just want to dig right in! I think I’ve tried black rice at a restaurant before – it was tasty!!
Those colors are stunning! I just wish I could get Dan to touch a beet!
just replace the beets with carrots or zucchini for dan. Or tell him it will make him run faster if he eats it! haha
This looks SO good. Love the combo of shrimp, beets, blueberries. And the pictures are amazing!
thanks friend! this is the perfect post workout meal for endurance athletes… tell JOHN! haha
I’ve never had black rice before but this dish looks not only amazing but beautiful too!!
it’s delish! and i love it in desserts too!
I love the chewy texture of black rice! This looks delicious!
me too! almost nutty
Feed me! This looks delicious!
I’ll trade you for some muffins, yes?
I’m in!
this looks delicious. i really need to switch things up and pick up some black rice. i just bought a 10 pound bag of quinoa so i’ve been working my way through that…
haha i do that too. switch up the grains!
I cannot even handle how pretty this is! The colors are GORGEOUS!! Since I am new to fish, I still haven’t gotten on board with shrimp yet. It sort of creeps me out for some reason 😉 I might have to try this with some salmon instead!
i bet this dish would be great with tempeh too. So nutty, ya know?
Oooo, even better!! I’ll have to try that 🙂
When I first saw this I said, out loud, “Are you kidding me? She’s SOOO good.” LOL!!! But seriously, it looks amazing and amen to no BORING SALADS. They drive me crazy. For instance, iceberg and ranch is not a salad! Poor, poor souls who think so. I love the flavor combos here, and can’t wait to try it. And, who doesn’t like recovering faster?! Thanks Lindsay. : )
oh i know! it’s like water.. which is tasteless. I say bulk it up and add some spark! haha.
Yum!!! Such a creative combo!!!
Never tried black rice and I’m not even sure I have seen it in the store…Obviously I am no intrigued and will have to search it out. Thanks for sharing and YAY Spring!
i’ll let you in on a secret…. i saw the 90 sec black rice packs at target too!
So pretty and I’m sure it tastes just as amazing!!! Yes with a rice lover we have had black rice. Every time we go to Whole Foods or a place with rice in bulk bins Sammie has to look them over. She was on a quest to try as many different kinds of rice as she can (just like she has to have a Red Velvet cupcake everywhere we travel) until she found out how many different kinds of rice are out there and the list keeps growing! We still grab new ones to try, we still have one in the cupboard we were going to make for St. Patrick’s Day but forgot, fail! I think her favorite still has to be Saffron Rice.
oh that’s fun! what was her favorite?
That looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!! I would do with chicken since unfortunately I am not a fish or shrimp lover.. wish I was… Beautiful!!!!!! I love beets!
it’s delish with chicken too! tried it both ways.
OMG Lindsay these might be the most unique and gorgeous food photos I’ve ever seen on a blog! I mean look at those colors! Wow, awesome. And maybe I just noticed this for the first time, but I like your watermarks. I feel like you didn’t have those before? Oh, recipe looks yum too. =)
haha, i’ve been using them for about a month now. But some are hidden and sneaky. 😉
I love beets but tend to forget to use them. Thanks for the info on the black rice. I always love your wealth of nutritional info!!
oh and i tried it with tempeh too! tempeh is great iron source you too, so perfect with this salad, ya know?
I’ve actually never bad black rice at home, just at restaurants… must try- really enjoy grains in my salads for a nutrition boost! I just tri training soon and this sounds like awesome fuel 🙂
you are training for a tri? Oh yay!!
This looks so yummy! I love lemon/lime dressings, especially as it’s getting warmer!
People are all about the black rice right now it seems! I love just about anything with beets and seafood and lemon lime flavors, so I’m willing to bet that I will love this–yum!
It baffles me when people turn their nose up at salads because they are boring. They are so clueless. I pile all kinds of things on mine – proteins fruit, random veggies…
This looks amazing, brother! Pinning to try!
i always love our salads! so much flavor!
That is one nutrient dense meal! At first it didn’t sound good to me, then I read over all the ingredients and changed my mind! I do love beets…
I’ve never cooked with black rice! I love beets and shrimp… so I’m sure the combination is amazing! Beautiful dish yet again!
oh you’d love katie! it’s crunchy and nutty and great with sweet or savory dishes
This is oddly perfect for my macros. I’m excited to try it!
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i’m always thinking of you and your macros. mwah!
Lindsay, this looks gorgeous! I love all the colours and of course, all the awesome antioxidants too! I’m in the process of cleaning out my kitchen cupboards and freezer before I move, and you’ve just reminded me there are still some shrimp in my freezer. Might have to throw them in a salad just like this!
well this is a perfect clean out dish! love that idea! and those are always tasty
oh I just love black rice, but I don’t make it enough. My current obsession is beets. I just made golden and red and i think they should find their way on this salad! Yum! Gorgeous as always, love the blueberry addition, it makes the salad for me!
i need to get the golden next time! yes, love them all
holy yum!! I love the flavors in there!!
Hello beautiful! You and the salad 😉 You know my love of black rice already, so this salad is a winner in my books, it’s so colourful; a true “eating the rainbow” experience.
That is seriously the most gorgeous salad ever! And packed with nutrients. Never tried black rice (yet!).
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you will love liz! 😉 crunchy sweet goodness
Oh wow, that looks amazing!!!! Love black rice and how beautiful the hue is!
Yum!! I don’t do shrimp, but I think this sounds great even without it. I’m a beet lover through and through. 🙂
totally great with chicken, tofu, tempeh, or by itself! p.s hope you had a great bday!
I’m with you on nutrient dense salads! My salads are really just bowls of food I suppose! I really love beets with anything, but haven’t tried black rice. This looks absolutely delicious, as all your recipes do 🙂
hey, that works too!