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Blackened Shrimp and Grilled Corn Salad with Avocado Ranch

August 26, 2019 By Spices in My DNA 8 Comments

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This Blackened Shrimp and Grilled Corn Salad with Avocado Ranch is a texture and flavor filled salad, complete with zesty blackened shrimp, super flavorful grilled corn, red onion, tomatoes, cucumber, and a creamy avocado ranch dressing. It’s the best kind of end-of-summer meal, filled with all of summer’s bounty. So delicious!

Overhead shot of a colorful blackened shrimp salad with grilled corn, avocado, red onion, tomatoes, and cucumber

End of summer food makes me the happiest (actually, second happiest) because fall food will always have my heart. Late summer produce is just the best – especially when we’re talking about beautifully charred, grilled corn, gorgeous tomatoes, and the creamiest avocado ranch dressing filled with all the fresh herbs. Cucumbers, and red onion, too, because for me, no salad is complete without them!

Overhead shot of a colorful blackened shrimp salad with tomatoes and avocado

This salad is 100% what I wanna be eating until pumpkin season comes around.

Which is so soon, and I’m kind of sad and very much happy about it at the same time. To be honest, I haven’t had a ton of time to really enjoy this summer. Between the release of my cookbook a super busy season of work, and life in general, I haven’t been to a single pool or beach. I know, it’s terrible. But to be honest, I’m not too upset about it.

This summer was fulfilling in so many other ways, but I’m ready to take a deep breath and enjoy the season I literally LIVE for.

But for now, let’s chat about this end-of-summer beauty.

Super close up shot of shrimp, tomatoes, corn, avocado, and cucumbers

It all begins with blackened shrimp, which, I could honestly eat every day.

I LOVE seafood, and I’m pretty sure I could be a pescatarian, if it wasn’t for a really good burger or flank steak every once in a while.

I’m always looking for quick ways to make seafood super flavorful, and I really often make blackened shrimp or salmon. It’s freaking delicious, quick, and goes with everything. And for time’s sake, I use blackening/cajun seasoning from the grocery store. I could probably make my own, but the ones from the store are really darn delicious. So you have my permission to take that shortcut!

Overhead shot of a bowl of raw shrimp covered in cajun seasoning
Close up shrimp of blackened shrimp in a black skillet

I just sautéed the shrimp in a skillet, but you could totally skewer them and grill them while you’re grilling the corn – they’d be even more flavorful!

Next up, is the avocado ranch. It’s the stuff of dreams.

Overhead close up shot of a food processor filled with creamy green avocado ranch

It’s super thick, creamy, and packed with flavor. It gets its creaminess from avocado (obvi) and Greek yogurt, and its flavor from fresh herbs, fresh garlic AND garlic powder, onion powder, and lime juice! And a little avocado oil and water to thin things out. If you’re dairy free, you could totally sub any plant based yogurt for the Greek!

This avocado ranch is super creamy, and it would be absolutely delish as a dip for veggies too!

Overhead shot of a colorful blackened shrimp salad with grilled corn, avocado, red onion, tomatoes, and cucumber

For your salad mix-ins, you can use whatever your heart desires. I went for red onion, cucumber, and tomatoes, but you can add whatever crunchy veggies you love. Load it up! I also used romaine for the base, because it holds up really well to the thicker dressing and grilled corn, but you can use whatever you like!

Overhead shot of a colorful blackened shrimp salad with avocado ranch

Brb, making a million batches of that avocado ranch to enjoy with allll the summer salads.

Overhead shot of a colorful blackened shrimp salad with grilled corn, avocado, red onion, tomatoes, and cucumber

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Blackened Shrimp and Grilled Corn Salad with Avocado Ranch

This Blackened Shrimp and Grilled Corn Salad with Avocado Ranch is a texture and flavor filled salad, complete with zesty blackened shrimp, super flavorful grilled corn, red onion, tomatoes, cucumber, and a creamy avocado ranch dressing. It's the best kind of end-of-summer meal, filled with all of summer's bounty. So delicious!

Course Dinner, Lunch, Main, Main Course, Salad
Cuisine Easy, Healthy, Seafood
Keyword avocado ranch dressing, blackened shrimp salad, easy summer salad, grilled corn salad, healthy summer salad, salad with avocado ranch, shrimp summer salad
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 -4
Author Molly | Spices in My DNA

Ingredients

For the shrimp

  • 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil
  • 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning blend*

For the salad

  • 6-8 cups chopped romaine lettuce
  • 3 ears corn, grilled*
  • 3/4 cup grape tomatoes, halved
  • 3/4 cup thinly sliced seedless cucumber
  • 1/4 of a large red onion, very thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • chopped chives, for serving

For the avocado ranch

  • 1 avocado, peeled and pitted
  • 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 4 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
  • juice of 1 large lime
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  1. Add shrimp to a medium bowl and toss with the Cajun seasoning and oil to coat. Set aside while you prepare the salad.

  2. To a large bowl, add the romaine, grilled corn, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and avocado. Toss gently to combine. Set aside while you make the avocado ranch.

  3. For the avocado ranch, add the avocado, Greek yogurt, water, oil, lime juice, garlic, parsley, dill, chives, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Season to taste with addtional salt if desired. Set aside.

  4. Preheat a large stillet over medium to medium-high heat. Once hot, sear the shrimp for 1-2 minutes per side, or until opaque and cooked through.

  5. Add the shrimp to the salad along with your desired amount of avocado ranch and toss well to coat. Garnish with extra chopped chives and serve!

Recipe Notes

*I find my Cajun seasoning at Whole Foods, but it is pretty readily available at all supermarkets. It might be labeled as blackening seasoning too!
*For the grilled corn, I brush it with avocado oil or olive oil and grill for 10-15 minutes or so, rotating until kernels are golden and charred. You can also sub the fire roasted corn sold in the freezer section of some grocery stores. This would work here too!

Overhead shot of a colorful blackened shrimp salad with grilled corn, avocado, red onion, tomatoes, and cucumber

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Filed Under: Clean Eats, Main Course Recipes, Salad, Seafood Tagged With: avocado ranch, blackened shrimp, easy recipes, easy summer salad, gluten free, grilled corn, healthy salad, salad, summer, summer food

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Comments

  1. Kimberley Melander

    August 26, 2019 at 8:33 am

    5 stars
    Just wanted to add, got your cookbook and you did a spectacular job. Recipes ALL sound wonderful and photos are beautiful. Easy, healthy and delish. The whole package. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Spices in My DNA

      August 26, 2019 at 3:43 pm

      Awww thank you SO much Kimberley! That means the world to me! Thank you thank you! xoxoxo

      Reply
  2. Blossom Smith

    September 17, 2019 at 3:07 am

    I made this for dinner it was a hit, now it’s a favorite. I never liked avacado or squash so I did not buy it now everyone eats it

    Thank you for such easy and delicious recipes

    Reply
    • Spices in My DNA

      September 17, 2019 at 9:55 am

      So happy you enjoyed it! Thank you so much!

      Reply
  3. Tiffany

    June 1, 2020 at 11:05 pm

    5 stars
    Wow! This salad is all that and more. The flavors are so AMAZING! This is my new favorite salad! Thanks for sharing-

    Reply
    • Spices in My DNA

      June 3, 2020 at 9:50 am

      Aww thank you SO much Tiffany!! I am so happy you loved it!! Thanks so much for making it and for letting me know 🙂

      Reply
  4. JEN

    July 1, 2020 at 8:35 am

    5 stars
    I absolutely loved this salad, and the dressing! Amaze Balls!!! So flavorful! Did not have romaine, so upped the corn and added chargrilled red and orange peppers. Just stirred it all together…will be sharing this with all my summer grilling friends!

    Reply
    • Spices in My DNA

      July 8, 2020 at 8:37 am

      Thank you so much Jen!! SO happy you loved it!!

      Reply

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