Meal No. 3119: Cobb Salad with Grilled Shrimp

Another suppertime, another seafood-enhanced endeavor, as occurred on June 9th: Cobb Salad. Back in 2019, I tried out Cobb Salad a couple of times, to delighted satisfaction. On this more recent occasion, I had snagged some jumbo shrimp on the fly on a Costco run and marinated and skewered it to toss onto the grill. In the meantime, I used the dependable 5-5-5 method with the Instant Pot to end up with perfect hard-boiled eggs. I tried bakin' bacon in the oven, which wasn't so bad (and I still had bacon grease to capture and save for various nefarious future exploits). I piloted a smashingly tasty new vinaigrette that's a winner and a keeper. When it was all put together, I royally pigged out.

Speaking of bacon, I'd like to brag on the super-awesome pup of the Roediger House, who can be fully trusted even when there is a plate of bacon on the countertop. He might sniff near it if he walks by coming back from his water bowl, but there is no fear whatsoever that he would ever help himself to any of it. Oh, and I baked two packages of store-brand bacon that evening, by the way, and I had to snag a picture of one of them to show a likely explanation for why they can sell it at such a discount:

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"Classic Cobb Salad Dressing Recipe," from Chef Billy Parisi. [Published 15 January 2021]

Cobb Salad inspired by many different recipes but overall plan based mostly on "Cobb Salad," by Maria Lichty of the Two Peas and Their Pod blog. [Published 13 August 2018]

Additional perusing of ideas led me to "The BEST Cobb Salad," from Joanne Ozug of Fifteen Spatulas. [Published 26 January 2022 / Updated 07 April 2022] // "Cobb Salad with the Best Dressing," from Natasha Kravchuk of Natasha's Kitchen. [Published 17 January 2020]

Grilled Shrimp based on: "Amazing Spicy Grilled Shrimp," by Pat Rota on allrecipes.com.

"How to Cook Bacon in the Oven," from Joanne Ozug of Fifteen Spatulas. [Published 21 June 2018 / Updated 04 February 2022]

Guidance for Hard-Boiled Eggs from "Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs," by Jill Winger of the Prairie Homestead [Published April 2016]; and from "Instant Pot Recipes Everyone Should Know," by Alina Bradford from c|net.com. [Published 17 May 2018]