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    Home » Recipes » Seafood » Greek Salad with Blackened Shrimp

    By Amy · Published: Apr 21, 2018 · Updated: Apr 21, 2018 · This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy 2 Comments

    Greek Salad with Blackened Shrimp

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    Greek Salad with Blackened Shrimp with a homemade Greek dressing… a light and refreshing dinner any night of the week!

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    Dressing being poured over a Greek salad with blackened shrimp in a white bowl.

    Greek Salad with Blackened Shrimp

    So it’s about time I lightened things up and made an amazing salad… because summer’s on the way and I’m not getting any smaller!  A laughing face emoji with tears of joy.  Seriously, I love this salad ANY time of the year… and you probably already have all of the ingredients for the dressing which takes a whopping 5 minutes (max) to throw together!

    A white bowl of salad with shrimp beside a bottle of Greek dressing and a napkin.

    So I’ve never made a Greek dressing before and I do like I normally do when testing recipes… add a little of this, add a little of that until I get it just like I want it.  It took me about 20 minutes to get this dressing like I wanted it but it was a total SCORE in the end.  An emoji of two hands being held up in celebration. I’ll definitely be making homemade it instead of store-bought in the future!

    This dressing recipe yields just a little over 1-1/3 cups so if your family likes to go heavy on the dressing, I would consider doubling the recipe.

    A closeup overhead view of Greek salad with shrimp in a white bowl.

    Enjoy!

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    Dressing being poured over a Greek salad with blackened shrimp in a white bowl.

    Greek Salad with Blackened Shrimp


    • Author: Amy @ The Blond Cook
    • Total Time: 19 minutes
    • Yield: 4-6 servings
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    Ingredients

    For the dressing (yields approx 1-1/3 cups):

    • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
    • 1–1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
    • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1 tablespoon honey
    • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar

    For the shrimp:

    • 2 tablespoons creole seasoning
    • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
    • 1–1/2 pounds medium to large shrimp, peeled and deveined
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil

    For the salad:

    • 1 small head romaine lettuce, rinsed, dried and chopped (about 8 cups chopped)
    • 1 cup thinly sliced red onion
    • 1 English cucumber, sliced (about 2–1/2 cups)
    • 2 cups halved cherry tomatoes
    • 1 can (6-ounces drained weight) whole pitted black olives, drained
    • 4 ounces feta cheese

    Instructions

    For the dressing:

    1. Whisk all dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.  Cover and refrigerate.

    For the shrimp:

    1. Season shrimp with creole seasoning, salt and pepper.  Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Add shrimp and cook for 3-4 minutes, or until shrimp have just turned pink on both sides.  Cook shrimp in 2 batches if necessary.  Transfer shrimp to a plate and set aside.

    For the salad:

    1. Place all salad ingredients in a large bowl and toss to combine.
    • Top salad with shrimp and desired amount of dressing.
    • Prep Time: 15 minutes
    • Cook Time: 4 minutes

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    1. Kimberly Baxter says

      May 11, 2018 at 4:38 am

      Wow!!! This looks so yummy! I’m adding this to making list this week.

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      • Amy @ The Blond Cook says

        May 11, 2018 at 7:35 am

        Thanks so much, Kimberly! 🙂

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