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Cobb Salad

Tami McBride
Ultimate Cobb Salad recipe with chicken makes a full meal with greens, protein, vegetables, and a healthy vinaigrette. Cook proteins ahead of time to prepare this salad in no time.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Compose Salad 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish (Entrée)
Cuisine Salad
Servings 8 servings
Calories 276 kcal

Ingredients
  

Salad

  • 2 cups Romaine lettuce chopped
  • 2 cups butterhead lettuce chopped
  • 1 cup endive chopped
  • 1 cup watercress leaves
  • 2 cups cooked chicken breast sliced or chopped (≅ 1 pound)
  • 6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 4 hard boiled eggs chopped
  • 1 cup tomatoes chopped
  • 1 avocado sliced or chopped
  • ¼ cup red onion diced
  • ½ cup Roquefort cheese or blue cheese, crumbled
  • ½ cup croutons
  • ¼ cup chives chopped

Cobb Salad Dressing Vinaigrette

  • 2 teaspoons shallot minced
  • 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons mustard
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • ¼ teaspoons black pepper freshly ground, or to taste
  • ½ cup olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the Salad
  • WASH salad greens, tomatoes, and chives.
  • SPIN salad greens to remove excess moisture.
  • CHOP greens, tomatoes, chives, hard boiled eggs, and cooked chicken breast.
  • CRUMBLE bacon.
  • PEEL and slice avocado. DICE red onions.
  • TOSS greens together.
  • SET salad ingredients aside.
  • Make the Vinaigrette
  • MINCE shallot and JUICE lemon.
  • MIX red wine vinegar, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, sugar, and shallot together.
  • POUR in olive oil.
  • BLEND with immersion blender, food processor, or wire whip.
  • SEASON with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Compose the Salad
  • DRIZZLE the vinaigrette over the greens and toss to coat.
  • COMPOSE salad by placing the remaining ingredients on the bed of greens. Each ingredient should have its own section. Place chicken, hard boiled eggs, bacon, tomatoes, avocado, red onions, Roquefort cheese, and croutons on top of the greens.
  • SPRINKLE chives on top.
  • DRIZZLE the whole salad with the vinaigrette.
  • SERVE immediately.

Notes

  1. Time was calculated assuming the protein (chicken, bacon, and hard boiled eggs) had been cooked in advance.
  2. Nutrition was calculated with no vinaigrette or salad dressing.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 276kcalCarbohydrates: 6.5gProtein: 22.8gFat: 17.5gSaturated Fat: 5.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2.5gCholesterol: 293mgSodium: 479mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2.2g
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