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Grilled Shrimp Summer Salad

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Resting time:30 minutes
Servings: 4 salads

Ingredients

For the green goddess dressing:

  • 6 scallions roots removed
  • 1 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves
  • ½ cup mayo
  • ½ cup greek yogurt
  • 5 fillets canned anchovies (about ½ ounce)
  • cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 clove garlic
  • teaspoons salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper

For the salad:

  • 4 heads romaine lettuce
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 ears corn husks removed
  • 1 pound jumbo raw shrimp peeled, deveined
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 medium avocado
  • green goddess dressing recipe above

Instructions

  • Add all green goddess ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth. Cover and refrigerate while you make the rest of the salad.
  • Turn on grill super high - 550 degrees. Brush grates with a little olive oil. Cut 1 head of romaine in half, lengthwise. Brush the grilled side with olive oil and place onto hot grill to get some char. it should take no more than 2 minutes to get there. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Cut the rest of the romaine heads into pieces and place into a large bowl. Set aside.
  • Brush corn with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill for 8 minutes. In the meantime, prep the shrimp. Place raw shrimp into medium bowl. Add 1½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon ground black pepper and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Toss together. Place shrimp onto hot grill grates to cook for 2 minutes. Flip and cook for 1 more minute. Remove shrimp and set aside to cool. Remove corn. Turn off grill.
  • Cut corn off the cobb and toss into salad. Split the salad among 4 large plates. Top each with shrimp. Cut grilled romaine halves into half again to give you 4 pieces. Place one grilled piece onto each plate. Cut avocado and place some on each plate. Split grilled shrimp among each plate. Drizzle each salad with the green goddess dressing.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Food & Wine