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Farm-fresh vegetables and fruits scream Cobb salad to me. Add a few smoked shrimp and a great (spicy!) creamy dressing and I’m a happy guy. Any toppings will do, and the more variety, the better. You can make a smoked shrimp Cobb salad any way you want to suit your tastes. Just don’t forget the star of the show, the smoked shrimp!

This Is Not A Boring Salad

The spicy shrimp and cool, but still spicy dressing really go well with the coolness of the vegetables. And the pop of the cherry tomatoes. There’s no point in having a boring smoked shrimp Cobb salad.

I think artichoke hearts (and hearts of palm for that matter) should be a required ingredient in every Cobb salad. And shrimp. The shrimp don’t have to be smoked, of course, but that smoky flavor really changes up a salad.

If you want to pile on other things for your salad, by all means go for it. I rarely make a salad the same way twice. The fresh stuff at the grocery changes constantly. I may or may not have this or that in my pantry. You know the drill.

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Any Shrimps Will Do!

I love smoked shrimp. And grilled shrimp. But really, any cooked shrimp will do for a salad for me. Deep-fried? You bet. Boiled or steamed? Yes, please! Just as long as they’re peeled, de-veined and the tails have been removed. For salads, at least. No one wants extra work when eating a salad, like peeling shrimp.

How Egg-Citing!

I ‘cheat’ and use an egg cooker for my hard-boiled eggs. My salads have to include at least one, if not two of them. I choose my battles wisely. I’ve learned that I am boil-an-egg-in-a-pan challenged. It’s embarrassing to admit, but it’s true. This cooker makes me look like an egg-cooking master!

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Also try my grilled shrimp Cobb salad.

My favorite salads when I eat out are the Buffalo chicken salad at Max and Erma’s, their Santa Fe chicken salad, and the tossed Cobb at The Ram, topped with Buffalo chicken. Yes, I like spicy salads.