The BEST Jerk Shrimp Cobb Salad Recipe

If you are craving something bold and flavorful, my jerk shrimp cobb salad will keep your palate satisfied. I load it with tender jerk-spiced shrimp then toss in some bacon, goat cheese, boiled eggs and then I top it with a homemade mango ginger dressing! It's got all the vibes and will change your salad game for good. For another easy chicken meal, see The Ultimate Chicken Club Pasta Salad.

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Step 1: Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Cook bacon until crisp, then drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Remove shrimp tails, rinse, and pat dry. Toss shrimp with olive oil, jerk seasoning, smoked paprika, lemon zest, salt, and pepper; marinate for ten minutes. For another comforting dinner, see Easy Shrimp Scampi Pasta: A 15-Minute Buttery Seafood Dinner.

How to Make Cobb Salad with Shrimp

Step 2: To make the dressing. In a blender, combine the mango juice, orange juice, rice wine vinegar, olive oil, yogurt, shallot, cilantro, and grated ginger.

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Step 2: To make the dressing. In a blender, combine the mango juice, orange juice, rice wine vinegar, olive oil, yogurt, shallot, cilantro, and grated ginger. Blend until smooth, adding more yogurt if needed. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then transfer to a lidded jar and set aside.

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Step 3: Get out a large bowl. Arrange greens, avocado, hard-boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, corn kernels, shallot, and goat cheese. Crumble the bacon into the bowl and add the cooked shrimp. A similar recipe to keep in mind is Thanksgiving Salad, Easy Festive Holiday Mixed Green Salad.

Step 4: Drizzle on the dressing and serve.

Jerk Shrimp Cobb Salad Recipe

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Ingredients

For the Jerk Shrimp Topping

• ▢ 4 thick cut bacon slices
• ▢ 1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
• ▢ 1 tbsp olive oil
• ▢ 2 tbsp jerk seasoning
• ▢ 2 tsp smoked paprika
• ▢ 2 tsp lemon zest
• ▢ kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

For the Mango Ginger Dressing

• ▢ 1/2 cup mango juice or 1 mango, diced and pureed
• ▢ 1/4 cup orange juice
• ▢ 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• ▢ 2 tbsp olive oil
• ▢ 2 tbsp greek yogurt
• ▢ 1 tbsp shallot finely chopped
• ▢ 1 tbsp cilantro
• ▢ 1 tsp fresh grated ginger
• ▢ 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• ▢ 1/2 tsp black pepper

For the Cobb Salad

• ▢ 6 cup mixed greens up to 7 cups if you want more
• ▢ 2 small avocados diced
• ▢ 4 hard boiled eggs
• ▢ 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
• ▢ 1/4 cup sweet yellow corn kernels
• ▢ 1/4 cup shallot diced
• ▢ 1/4 cup goat cheese crumbles optional

Instructions

For the Shrimp

• Heat a cast-iron skillet to medium-high heat. Once hot, place the bacon in the pan and cook until deeply brown and crisp. Cool the bacon to room temperature on a paper towel-lined plate, set aside.
• Prepare the shrimp by removing their tails, rinsing, and drying with a paper towel. In a small bowl, combine the shrimp, olive oil, jerk seasoning, smoked paprika, and lemon zest. Add a pinch of kosher salt and black pepper, then toss to coat. Cover the bowl and let the shrimp marinate for 10 minutes.
• Bring the cast-iron skillet (with the bacon grease still in it) back to medium-high heat, then carefully toss in the shrimp. Be sure to spread out the shrimp a bit. Cook for 2 minutes on each side. Remove from heat and transfer the shrimp to a small heat-safe bowl. Set aside.

For the Salad Dressing

• As you wait for the shrimp to cool down, make the dressing. In a blender, combine the mango juice (or purée), orange juice, rice wine vinegar, olive oil, yogurt, shallot, cilantro, and grated ginger. Blend until smooth, adding more yogurt if needed. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then transfer to a lidded jar and set aside.

For the Cobb Salad Assembly

• Once all the components have been prepared, get out a large bowl. Arrange greens, avocado, hard-boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, corn kernels, shallot, and goat cheese. Crumble the bacon into the bowl and add the cooked shrimp, then drizzle in dressing and serve.

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