Shrimp Salad

I was looking for ways to use up the cucumber, tomatoes, and fresh basil & cilantro I received in the most recent CSA basket.  After browsing recipes online & looking to see what else I had in the kitchen, this is what I came up with.  (I apologize for the measurements in grams, I was throwing everything on the kitchen scale to get a precise measurement instead of a measuring cup & I didn't think about it until later).

Medium shrimp, about 50 (frozen - 10 oz, thawed - 7.5 oz)
270 g frozen corn (about 2 cups)
Mayo - 1/2 c
Fresh basil & cilantro - several leaves
179 g cucumber, peeled, de-seeded, & chopped (1 medium sized cucumber)
161 g tomato, chopped (2 small/medium tomatoes)
243 g black beans (1 can, drained & rinsed)
110 g sliced olives (1 can, drained)

Put the frozen shrimp and corn into a bowl, set in a strainer in the sink.  Run cold water over for a few minutes, then let sit to finish thawing.

Chop several leaves of fresh basil & cilantro, mix with mayo.  Put back in the fridge until ready to use.

Peel cucumber, cut open & remove seeds, then chop.  Chop tomatoes.  Mix cucumber, tomatoes, black beans, and olives.  Add shrimp & corn when thawed.  Add mayo and combine to cover all the veggies.  Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

My notes:
The entire salad came to 1295 g, so after some calculations we decided that one serving would be approx 107 g and there would be 12 servings.  Then for each meal we can choose to eat 1 or 2 servings.  Each servings is a little under 100 calories, if my online calculator is correct.  (Like I said, I was looking for precise measurements!)

This is potentially a quick and easy salad to throw together, when you're not coming up with the recipe as you go & don't have to stop to feed a hungry baby part way through (i.e., it took me a little while to put it together but I think next time I make it it will take much less time).

I shop at Trader Joe's...a lot.  So most of this stuff came from there...the frozen medium shrimp, the low fat mayo, and the cans of black beans & olives.  The cucumber, tomato, basil, & cilantro were from my produce basket.

We heated up some whole wheat & corn flour tortillas (also from Trader Joe's) and made burritos, and it made a great dinner.  Then we ate them for lunch the next day also.  It would also make a good side dish on it's own.

Tim added a little bit of hot sauce to his 2nd burrito, and liked it a lot.  He said we should try added some lemon juice if we make it again, for a tad bit more flavor.

James also liked the salad, he had a few bites last night and today for lunch I gave him about 1/3 of a "serving" and he ate almost all of it.

I think this was a success!  Just need to add some lemon juice next time to see how that changes it.  I do plan to make this again sometime.