The get-out-the-grill, stock-up-on-summer-produce, Detox Salad days are upon us! With tons of fresh tomatoes, grilled romaine, shrimp, avocado and cilantro and lime, and I couldn’t love it more.
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This is delicious – we had this for Labor Day dinner. It is the perfect way to celebrate the end of summer. And that dressing……
Suzanne
Avocados and cucumbers! tomatoes and bell peppers!
Grilled corn and romaine and little skewers of shrimp!
Herbs and salt and citrus!
AHHHHH!
Gang’s all there, like all of it together in a bowl making dreams come true. It’s too good to be real life, almost. Especially considering that not only is this a flavor-texture-color rainbow of delight, but it is healthy healthy healthy and will bring on your summer glow.
You know how summer is. Repeat nights of patio-lounging too late with friends, or the week-long trip up to the cabin, or any other warm weather situation wherein drinks, chips, and dips were all you ever really needed… until the moment you started to feel a little overdone on the salt and carbs, and then suddenly they weren’t all you needed anymore.
One thing though: even when you were ready to graduate from the Chips And Dip Lifestyle, you still needed food that tasted good. Always, guys. It always needs to taste good because we do not compromise on our core values. Promise me right now that you will not compromise.
So then you bought some good sturdy romaine hearts, and maybe shrimp or maybe chicken or maybe neither, and a bunch of other colorful veggies from the farmers market, and you opened up that grill. (A word on using corn for your veggies: grilling corn is easier than you think).
Creamy avocado cilantro dressing with a jalapeño thrown in for good measure, a blend of grilled chopped food and raw chopped food, and you soaking in the glow of summer. This is June’s finest hour.
Can we talk briefly about how uninspiring romaine lettuce is –> UNLESS GRILLED? I could literally just eat salted grilled lettuce straight for a meal. This sounds so shady, I know it, but my friends Alex and Sonja taught me the ways of grilled romaine a few summers ago and I haven’t gone back since.
Also, just in case we needed another reason to make large vats of avocado cilantro dressing in the months of June, July, and August, we have it right here. Brushed on top of those little skewers of shrimp? UGH too perfect.
Truth, guys – we eat this on the reg for a good summer reset. And also for a chance for me to sit on the patio and have a white wine spritzer while supervising the grill situation. S/o to bae for his grill mastery.
Detox salad for the win – say hello to the Happiest Glow Food for the skin, body, and summer soul!
I mean, wasn’t life just MADE for summer? Mwah, mwah, mwah.
Best Detox Grilled Chopped Salad
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Description
Glowing Grilled Summer Detox Salad: SUPER healthy meets OMG yummy! with grilled romaine, lime, tomato, cucumber, avocado, corn, shrimp, and cilantro dressing.
Ingredients
For The Grill:
- 3 ears fresh sweet corn, husked
- 4 hearts Romaine lettuce
- 1 lb. jumbo tail on shrimp (use more for a higher shrimp-to-veg ratio)
- lime juice, olive oil, and salt
Other Salad Stuff:
- 2 cups chopped tomatoes
- 2 cups chopped cucumbers
- 2 cups chopped yellow bell pepper
- cilantro avocado dressing
Instructions
- Salad Prep: Make the avocado cilantro dressing. Chop the tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell peppers. Set aside about 1/3 cup dressing to brush on the shrimp while grilling.
- Grilling: Heat the grill to medium high heat. Brush the corn with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Wrap in foil. Wash and dry the romaine, cut in half lengthwise keeping the stem intact, and brush with olive oil and salt. Thread the shrimp onto skewers for easy grilling. Brush with olive oil, lime, and salt. Grill times: corn (wrapped in foil) for 20-25 minutes, turning every 5 minutes // lettuce (directly on the grill) for about 5 minutes // shrimp (directly on the grill) for about 5 minutes. Brush the reserved dressing onto the shrimp as it grills for extra yummy flavor.
- Assembly: Cut the stem off the romaine and loosely chop it up. Cut the corn off the cob. Toss everything together with dressing.
Notes
Nutrition information does not include dressing.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: grilled salad, salad recipe, chopped salad, avocado dressing, shrimp salad
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I love your detox salad recipe
I made this last night, it was DELICIOUS. I love your blog and recipes. I do wish you could filter your comment section so that I could find people who have actually made the recipe and are not just saying it looks good.
What would you recommend to use instead of Greek yogurt for the sauce? I have dairy sensitive people in my family and haven’t found a good substitute for the Greek yogurt.
I just made this salad for lunch today and oh my goodness…SOOOO GOOD! This will definitely be a regular summer meal for my family.
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You made a mediterranean salad on instagram the other day. Where is that recipe? At least I thought you did. 🙂
Thank you! I love your blog.
Can’t wait to try this, the combination makes me drooling over. Oh hello from Malaysia!
I wasn’t sure how this was going to turn out but it was delish! Even my boyfriend liked it and he’s fussy. I can’t wait to make it again. I am going to add jalapeno to the dressing this time around.
This sounds amazing! How do you think it would be to take along on a picnic?
Love the ‘vats’ you make! What could be better – crunch, color, freshness, and yum!!!
It seems so yummy, that i must have to make it this weekend.
Thank you Lindsay for sharing the recipe.
Yum! Looks delicious! Will give this one a try this weekend!
Fantastic! I love it as no fancy ingredients included, have everything on hand and hope my family will enjoy it in half an hour!
This was SO yummy! I had always wanted to grill romaine before and now that I’ve realized how easy and tasty it is I will do it often. The avocado cilantro dressing was perfect with both the salad and shrimp. Thank you for a wonderful recipe!
Glad you enjoyed it, Louise!
I really wanted to love this
Is it possible to do this all on a skillet?! We don’t have a grill 😩
This looks amazing! Just curious if you grilled your corn? I know you recommend grilling with foil, which I’ve never done, but curious if you still get grill marks with this method? Thanks!!
You won’t get the even grill marks, but parts of it will be nice and browned!
This salad is AMAZING. Made it for dinner tonight and it was a big hit all around, even with our three-year-old. The dressing is perfect and we loved that the salad is so versatile. The perfect summer dinner!
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I’ve never tried grilled romaine. I’ve actually never been a fan because it’s so boring! But this is now the 3rd recipe I’ve seen this week using it, so I’m totally trying it. Loving the flavors in this dish here, those shrimp look just delicious! I’m going ot need a light dish like this when I get back from my latest foodie adventure!
Hope you enjoy it, Danielle!
simply delicious,five star meal
Yummy and delicious! Thanks for sharing!
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I loooove this recipe. I made one similar in honor of Shannon Beador’s weight gain on Real Housewives of the OC.
https://culturepopsblog.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/date-night-in-veggielicious-pasta-rhoc/