Shrimp + Quinoa Salad

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I’m really going to need these celebrity couples to go to some therapy or something because I am about over these splits.

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Like, is there something in the water out there in Hollywood? Or is the drought making these celebs LOSE THEIR MINDS???? I think it’s selfish, really. What do young couples have to aspire to if not Blake & Miranda or Kermit & Miss Piggy?

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I just feel like we really don’t have any role models anymore. Growing up, I had Nick & Jessica Lachey. They weren’t perfect, I’ll admit. But they had that cutie mansion & the “is this chicken or fish?” episode that made us all swoon. Just pure, innocent, stupid love. When they split I thought it was over for me. J. Simp can’t make it work then who can?????

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I don’t want young girls to go through that same heart ache & self-doubt. Upper middle class suburban youth NEED strong, wealthy celebrity couples.

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If Posh Spice & David Beckham call it quits, I’m literally out.

Time: 1 hour (prep + cooking) | Serves: 2 Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. of uncooked shrimp, peeled + cleaned
  • 1 cup of quinoa, cooked
  • 6 cups of arugula
  • 1/4 cup of olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. of hot sauce
  • 1 tbsp. of chili powder
  • 1 tsp. of cumin
  • 1 tsp. of smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp. of crushed red pepper
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • S+P, to taste
  • Juice of 1/2 a lemon

How to:

  • In a large bowl, combine olive oil + hot sauce + chili powder + cumin + smoked paprika + crushed red pepper + garlic + S+P
  • Add shrimp + coat well
  • Cover & refrigerate for 30 minutes
  • Meanwhile, heat a grill
  • Skewer the shrimp once done marinating
  • Grill on each side for 2-3 minutes or until slightly charred + pink
  • Combine arugula + quinoa + shrimp + lemon juice + S+P
  • Serve warm
  • Dunk head into bowl + go to town

15 thoughts on “Shrimp + Quinoa Salad”

  5. Alli Rochelle says:
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    Okkkayy 2 things
    This recipe just got printed and posted on my fridge to make this week… and I totally get the Nick and Jessica split. It sent me into a tailspin of depression. JK.. Kind of.

    -Alli

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    • Rachel says:
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      Hahahaha please let me know how it turns out for you! & riiight?! Took me so long to accept them moving on with their love lives. Don’t just let us into your home like that & then rip it away from us, ya know???

      Thanks for reading!

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