Discover how to grill shrimp using this simple marinade that makes the shrimp so delicious you don’t even need cocktail sauce. You won’t even taste the cayenne pepper, so don’t let that worry you. My little ones adore it. It is also a big hit with company and easy to prepare. If the weather isn’t conducive to grilling outside, I make this dish with frozen or fresh shrimp and use my indoor electric barbecue. Try serving it with garlic bread, a baked potato, and a salad.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 10 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups mixed salad greens
- ¼ cup ranch dressing
- ¾ cup diced tomato
- ¾ cup dried cranberries
- ½ cup sunflower seeds
- ⅓ cup almonds
- 2 tablespoons flax seeds
- ⅓ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste
Instructions
- Mix salad greens and ranch dressing together in a bowl until evenly coated. Add tomato, cranberries, sunflower seeds, almonds, flax seeds, sea salt, and garlic; mix well. Top with Parmesan cheese.
- Cook’s Note:
- If you enjoy a more moist salad make it 1/3 cup of ranch dressing instead.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 184 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 15 g |
| Cholesterol | 3 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 170 mg |
| Sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 13 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I made this for a luncheon with 9 people and everyone loved it (even my kids went back for second and third servings. It was great that I had all the ingredients on hand too.
Jason, your salad has potential but there is a major error on the lettuce amount! I think it should be closer to at least 8 cups of lettuce. A typical salad has 2 cups of lettuce per person. 1/4 cup of dressing, 3/4 cup of dried fruit, and 1/2 cup of nuts is incredible for the amount of lettuce. As a result, I kept the lettuce the same, maybe adding a little more, and did about 1 tblsp of each topping. Still 4 Tblsp of dressing was a bit much. I used a lighter yogurt ranch. Unless, this is supposed to mainly be fruits and nuts mixed with ranch dressing? With the added garlic and parmesan, it reminded me of a ceasar salad with added nuts and fruit. Add more lettuce and add the other ingredients to taste and this is not too bad, if one loves ranch dressing. I also would only make this right before serving. The lettuce starts to break down from the dressing as most lettuce salads with the dressing mixed directly in.
Very tasty and easy to throw together. Since I didn’t have any almonds on hand I subbed it with walnuts. It will be a perfect summer salad to make.
Quick, tasty and simple salad – the nuts and dried fruit make a great combo.