Cobb Salad Recipe
I love to eat salad, but this is something I didn’t discover I loved until I was in my late 20’s. While I was working in a Mexican restaurant, we served several amazing salads.
One of my all time favorite salads was their Spicy Shrimp Fajita salad. I loved the mixture of the spicy shrimp with the cool greens. With some experimentation, I came up with my Spicy Shrimp Cobb Salad Recipe.
To go along with my love of Mexican inspired foods is my favorite homemade salad dressing. My daughter and I made a Creamy Avocado Vinaigrette. It goes perfectly with my Spicy Shrimp Cobb Salad Recipe!
I love this Avocado Vinaigrette because it has a little kick, is creamy and has that yummy avocado flavor. Oh, and it is easy to make! You just toss a few ingredients into your food processor and you are ready to dress that salad!
If you think about it, a Cobb Salad Recipe is almost the perfect meal! It is packed full of veggies and protein, is crunchy and has layers of flavor.
I love the bite of the feta cheese, the crunch of the bacon and the smooth avocados and hard boiled eggs. If you want a refreshing drink that goes perfectly with this Spicy Shrimp Cobb Salad Recipe, try my Lemon Lime Mojitos!
Ingredients
- Shrimp:
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili flakes
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- Salad:
- Cooking spray
- 1 Lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 3 cups romaine lettuce coarsely chopped
- 3 cups iceberg lettuce coarsely chopped
- 2 cups grape tomatoes, sliced in half
- 1/2 avocado, diced
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- Avocado Vinaigrette:
- 1 large ripe avocado
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Shrimp:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees: Toss shrimp in olive oil, Cajun seasoning, lemon juice, soy sauce, chili flakes and cayenne pepper. Bake in oven for 5-6 minutes. Set aside
- Avocado Vinaigrette:
- Put all ingredients into food processor until well blended. Easy peasy!!
- Assemble Salad:
- Line a large plate or platter with lettuce. Starting from the left side, make a row of tomatoes, feta cheese, bacon, shrimp, avocado, eggs
Spicy Shrimp Cobb Salad Recipe & Avocado Vinaigrette Recipe
What are your favorite cobb salad Recipe toppings?
Derek L says
September 3, 2015 at 10:06 ambacon and egg whites!
LynneMarie says
September 3, 2015 at 11:04 amMy favorite Cobb Salad toppings are the bleu cheese, bacon and avocado.
wesley D says
September 3, 2015 at 11:23 amWith shrimp as the meat I can understand using feta, but when you have chicken on there it has to be roquefort which isn’t just my favorite cobb salad ingredient, it’s my favorite cheese!
Kathy Hanley says
September 3, 2015 at 11:38 amMy favorite Cobb salad items are hard boiled eggs and Feta cheese!
Ty says
September 3, 2015 at 2:34 pmMy favorite is bacon, onions and fresh mozzarella.
Chrystal D says
September 3, 2015 at 2:41 pmdried fruits are something I LOVE adding!
Margaret Smith says
September 3, 2015 at 3:50 pmI like bacon, hard boiled eggs and cheddar cheese.
Carolyn Daley says
September 3, 2015 at 5:05 pmMy favorite toppings include the not so healthy choices like bacon and cheese.
michelle k. says
September 3, 2015 at 8:11 pmI like bacon, egg, tomato and turkey
Jennifer Scheldberg says
September 3, 2015 at 8:32 pmHard boiled eggs and crispy bacon.
natalia p says
September 3, 2015 at 11:05 pmBacon and boiled egg! yummmmy. I’ll have to try it with shrimp, looks delicious!
adriana says
September 4, 2015 at 6:10 amHard boiled egg, chicken and cheddar cheese.
Lindsey says
September 4, 2015 at 8:29 amI love to add sunflower seeds and use ranch instead of blue cheese
Laura Royal says
September 4, 2015 at 10:27 amI love bacon!
Debra Guillen says
September 4, 2015 at 11:09 amI love bacon, cheese, and avocado on my Cobb salad.
jill rivera says
September 4, 2015 at 12:33 pmI like black beans as my Cobb salad topping.
Monique Rizzo says
September 4, 2015 at 4:14 pmI like eggs, avocado,olives and bacon. Thank you for the chance.
Ashley Morrow says
September 4, 2015 at 6:07 pmI love bacon and avocado on my Cobb salad. Sometimes I add crumbled blue cheese too.
Richard Hicks says
September 4, 2015 at 11:10 pmI love chunked chicken and lots of shredded cheese
Sandy Bonesteel says
September 5, 2015 at 4:52 amMy favorite Cob Salad toppings are Garbanzo beans and crushed roasted Flax Seeds. The roasted Flax Seeds have a nice toasty flavor.
Susan Christy says
September 5, 2015 at 11:59 pmEggs are my favorite item in a Cobb Salad.
kim keithline says
September 6, 2015 at 4:03 pmavocado and eggs are my favorite part of a cobb salad
Debbie Welchert says
September 6, 2015 at 5:48 pmI like bacon, cheese and onion on mine.
DJ says
September 6, 2015 at 7:28 pmAvocados, bacon, and ranch dressing.
Jamie r says
September 6, 2015 at 8:18 pmAsiago cheese
Hargow Wong says
September 7, 2015 at 1:12 amI like avocados and eggs on my cobb salad.
Marnie G (Derrick Todd) says
September 7, 2015 at 2:58 amI like almost all toppings — for a cobb salad my favorite toppings would be grape tomatoes, egg, cheese, cucumber.
lindsay benedek says
September 7, 2015 at 8:04 pmonion,avocado,cucumber,carrots
Beckie Bergeron says
September 8, 2015 at 3:00 pmI don’t care for traditional cobb salad because I don’t like eggs,but, I love the bacon & avocado!
Aqdas Ahmed says
September 8, 2015 at 11:39 pmWe love adding pecans on top!
mike t says
September 9, 2015 at 11:49 amI have to have bacon, egg, cheese, and ranch
lonnie hutchinson says
September 9, 2015 at 12:49 pmmy favorite cobb salad toppings are crispy bacon and hard boiled eggs
john hutchens says
September 10, 2015 at 12:12 pmMy favorite toppings are avocado and smoked salmon
Darlene Owen says
September 12, 2015 at 6:45 pmThere was an error on my response so I’m going to send it again.
My favorite topping is turkey.
Lesley F says
September 13, 2015 at 2:04 pmEggs & Turkey bacon
Mary Otis says
September 13, 2015 at 11:31 pmSalad sounds great but for me it needs Ranch – Then it’s really something
allyson tice says
September 15, 2015 at 8:06 pmBacon and hard boiled eggs!!!
Jesselyn A/Jesstinger says
September 17, 2015 at 2:47 amActually your recipe above covers a lot of the basic in what I consider must haves in a Cobb Salad ~ EXCEPT that I prefer to use either Gorgonzola or any other Blue Cheese instead pf the Feta (But I do LOVE FETA in almost everything else!) I’ve also never tried it with a dressing anything thing remotely resembling your dressing (which does sound yummy and I definitely will be trying…
But for Cobb Salads I generally a kind of cross between a Greek and an Italian Vinaigrette!
cyndi br says
September 17, 2015 at 5:56 pmfavorite topping avocado bacon and egg whites
Desiree Dunbar says
September 21, 2015 at 1:43 amI love crumbled bacon.
Vera says
September 21, 2015 at 2:30 pmI like bacon and cheese on my cobb salad.
Dawn Langis says
September 21, 2015 at 7:46 pmI love bacon and a sweet dressing
jaimeb says
September 22, 2015 at 11:55 amAvacado and feta cheese! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Nicole Carter says
September 22, 2015 at 12:39 pmFor Cobb, I love ham, eggs, cheese, shrimp, onions and olives. Topped with ranch.
EMMA L HORTON says
September 22, 2015 at 12:56 pmBACON, ONION , EGGSAND TOMATOESON MYINE
melissa Resnick says
September 22, 2015 at 4:25 pmbacon and eggs
Jennifer J says
September 22, 2015 at 7:10 pmI love cheese, eggs, and cucumbers on my salad. Thank you!
Carrie Smith says
September 22, 2015 at 7:33 pmI love hard boiled eggs and bacon! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Laurie Emerson says
September 22, 2015 at 9:20 pmCroutons, bacon bits and celery seed.
Elizabeth H. says
September 22, 2015 at 10:14 pmBacon, Sunflower seeds and Croutons
kelley roach says
September 22, 2015 at 10:27 pmbacon and egg whites!
serena says
September 22, 2015 at 10:45 pmeggs and bacon
Ellen says
September 22, 2015 at 11:19 pmeggs and bacon for me too! I actually had a cobb salad today
laurie murley says
September 23, 2015 at 5:59 amI like ham and boiled eggs
Donna Pyszk says
September 23, 2015 at 6:00 amI love Feta Cheese and Egg as toppings
cynthia dawson says
September 23, 2015 at 9:56 amGot to have eggs and bacon!
Francine Anchondo says
September 23, 2015 at 4:04 pmbacon ,cheese and eggs
Jasmine P says
September 23, 2015 at 7:45 pmAvocado is m favorite topping!
Trisha McKee says
September 23, 2015 at 8:30 pmCrumbled blue cheese and bacon
anne says
September 23, 2015 at 9:03 pmI really like Bacon, Eggs and Cheese on my salad.
Amy Deeter says
September 23, 2015 at 9:21 pmcheese,bacon,eggs, and boiled eggs are real good !
lilshuga2001 says
September 23, 2015 at 9:38 pmavocado…without a doubt….
Brian E. says
September 23, 2015 at 10:54 pmThank You for the giveaway… love diced hard boiled eggs, & diced peppers !
kim parrott says
September 23, 2015 at 10:55 pmCheese bacon ham and cheese – YUM!!
Dawn Reid says
September 23, 2015 at 11:18 pmBacon and avocado and egg
Charles-Linda Bradshaw says
September 25, 2015 at 6:59 amWe definitely like to crumble some bacon and add extra cheese and tomatoes and black olives.
Kayley says
September 25, 2015 at 4:57 pmBacon, eggs, and blue cheese crumbles.
Starla B says
September 25, 2015 at 5:50 pmThat looks absolutely delicious. I love fresh bacon pieces, fresh croutons and red onion!
Pat says
September 25, 2015 at 9:14 pmMy favorite Cobb salad toppings are hard boiled eggs and bacon.
Sandra Watts says
September 26, 2015 at 6:52 pmI like Roquefort cheese on mine. Sooo good!
Richard Hicks says
September 26, 2015 at 7:19 pmmy instagram ID is gmrich22