The BEST Cobb Salad Recipe | Lunch Ideas

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Thighs are juicier and more flavorful; canned chicken is budget-friendly.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork bacon

Turkey bacon is lower in fat; pork bacon is often cheaper.

blue cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Feta is lower in calories; cheddar is often less expensive.

Grill green onions and sweet white corn.

Grill organic romaine until it gets a hint of fire.

Prepare a ranch dressing with lime juice, cilantro, and thinly sliced jalapenos in a blender.

Grill shrimp with coconut oil and lime juice until they turn white and cooked through.

Remove corn from the husk after grilling.

Chill the grilled romaine in the refrigerator.

Assemble the salad by layering grilled corn, tomatoes, black beans, cucumbers, papitas, red and yellow peppers, cotija cheese, and avocado in a bowl.

Add shrimp on top of the salad before serving.

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