Description
This Cobb Salad Recipe is made with crisp lettuce, juicy tomatoes, creamy avocado, and succulent shrimp marinated with cilantro and lime. With quick assembly and amazing flavor, this is the best Cobb salad you’ll ever try!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 head Romaine lettuce
- 1/2 head Iceberg lettuce
- 1 pound Shrimp (cleaned with tail off)
- 10 Cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 ripe Avocado
- 1/4 cup Cucumber (chopped)
- 1 whole Egg (hard boiled)
- 1/4 cup plant-based bacon (cooked and chopped)
- 1/4 cup Blue cheese (crumbled)
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (shredded)
- 1 Lime (juiced)
- 1/4 cup Olive oil
- 1/4 cup Cilantro (diced)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Marinate: In a medium size bowl with a lid, add the shrimp, cilantro, olive oil, and lime juice. Add salt and pepper to your desired taste. Mix well, and cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Prep: Chop the romaine and iceberg lettuce into bite size piece. Dice the tomatoes, avocado, cucumber, and hard boiled egg and set aside.
- Layer: Using a large platter or a bowl, begin layering the lettuce first. Next, assemble the vegetables in rows.
- Assemble: Add the marinated shrimp, cheeses, and plant-based bacon into neat rows also.
- Serve: Serve with desired dressing on the side.
Notes
Let the shrimp marinate for at least 30 minutes but no more than 1 hour to avoid them becoming tough. You can substitute shrimp with grilled chicken, blackened salmon, or tofu.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Assembling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 217 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 727 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg
Keywords: Cobb salad, cilantro lime shrimp, healthy dinner, American salad, shrimp salad