Cajun Cobb Salad

This Cajun cobb salad is hearty and packed with delicious Cajun flavors. It makes for a great lunch or dinner and brings just the right amount of spice to keep you on your toes and still enjoying every bite.

This salad has a maque choux, which is a mixture of sautéed corn, peppers, onion and bacon bits with Cajun seasoning on it. My version is super easy to put together.

It also has a bed of greens, Cajun style roasted deli turkey (easy to find in most grocery stores or you can use deli turkey of choice), French fried onions, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, avocado and tortilla strips with a creamy red wine vinegar dressing.

I use a standard Cajun seasoning mix for this recipe because it’s easy to find and universal for all of the United States, however, if you have your favorite brand of seasoning or prefer to make your own, feel free to use that instead. With the standard Cajun seasoning mix this recipe is mildly spicy, if you want it to be really spicy you can add some more cayenne pepper or hot peppers to your corn mixture.

What you need to make this Cajun Cobb Salad: (printable recipe card is below)

Serves 2 as a main entrée

For the Maque Choux:

• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1/2 small onion – diced
• 1 1/2 cups corn – fresh, frozen or canned, drained if using canned
• 1/2 cup bell peppers – any color
• 1/4 cup bacon bits
• 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

For the Salad:

• 4 generous handfuls mixed greens or greens of choice – I love arugula or spring mix
• 1 cup smoked deli turkey – Cajun style or style of choice, diced
• 2 hard boiled eggs – peeled and quartered
• 1 avocado – diced (optional)
• 1/2 cup tomatoes (optional)
• 4 tablespoons French fried onions
• 4 tablespoon tortilla strips – salad toppers, I love the southwest style ones

For the Dressing:

• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons mayo
• 4 tablespoons grape seed oil or other flavor neutral oil
• 2 green onions – thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Make the maque choux by putting all of the ingredients into a medium sauté pan and cooking until the onions, peppers and corn are caramelized and softened then set aside.
2. In a Large bowl or two medium bowls, add the mixed greens, maque choux, chopped turkey, hard boiled eggs, avocado (if using), tomatoes, French fried onions and tortilla strips.
3. In a blender or using an immersion blender in a bowl, add all of the dressing ingredients together and blend until dressing is smooth and dress salad in desired amount of dressing.

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Cajun Cobb Salad

A fun Cajun twist of a classic cobb salad, with a maque choux (corn, onion, peppers and bacon) mix and a Cajun seasoned dressing.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Course: Dinner, Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: Dinner, main course, Salad

Keyword: Dinner, main course, Salad

Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

For the Maque Choux:

• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1/2 small onion diced
• 1 1/2 cups corn fresh, frozen or canned, drained if using canned
• 1/2 cup bell peppers – any color, diced
• 1/4 cup bacon bits
• 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

For the Salad:

• 4 generous handfuls mixed greens or greens of choice I love arugula or spring mix
• 1 cup smoked deli turkey – Cajun style or style of choice, diced
• 2 hard boiled eggs peeled and quartered
• 1 avocado diced, optional
• 1/2 cup tomatoes optional
• 4 tablespoons French fried onions
• 4 tablespoon tortilla strips – salad toppers, I love the southwest style ones

For the Dressing

• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
• 2 tablespoons mayo
• 4 tablespoons grape seed oil or other flavor neutral oil
• 2 green onions – thinly sliced

Instructions

• Make the maque choux by putting all of the ingredients into a medium sauté pan and cooking until the onions, peppers and corn are caramelized and softened then set aside.
• In a Large bowl or two medium bowls, add the mixed greens, maque choux, chopped turkey, hard boiled eggs, avocado (if using), tomatoes, French fried onions and tortilla strips.
• In a blender or using an immersion blender in a bowl, add all of the dressing ingredients together and blend until dressing is smooth and dress salad in desired amount of dressing.