Cobb Salad Recipe

Cobb salad with chicken, eggs, bacon, tomatoes, avocado and blue cheese arranged on a salad platter.

from kristineskitchenblog.com

This classic Cobb Salad includes chicken, hard boiled eggs, avocado, tomato, bacon and blue cheese, all served on a bed of crisp greens and drizzled with a tangy balsamic dressing. Prep the ingredients ahead of time to make this main dish salad a breeze to put together for lunch or dinner.

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Servings: servings

Calories: 758kcal

Ingredients

For the Salad

1 pound cooked chicken breast sliced
4 hard boiled eggs cut into quarters lengthwise
4 slices cooked bacon chopped
10 cups chopped romaine lettuce 1 large head lettuce or 2 romaine hearts
1 avocado sliced
8 ounces cherry or grape tomatoes halved
½ small red onion thinly sliced
3 ounces crumbled blue cheese
chopped fresh parsley or chives optional

Cobb Salad Dressing

½ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons smooth Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons honey
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Cook the Chicken, Eggs and Bacon:

The chicken can be baked, grilled, poached, or from a rotisserie chicken. Leftover chicken works perfect here. Click the links in the ingredient list above for my recipes for poached chicken, hard boiled eggs and baked bacon.

Assemble the Salads:

Place the chopped lettuce in a large salad bowl or on a large platter. Arrange the sliced chicken, chopped hard boiled eggs, chopped bacon, avocado, tomatoes, red onion, and blue cheese on top of the lettuce. Sprinkle with chopped fresh herbs (if using).

Make the Salad Dressing:

Combine all dressing ingredients in a medium bowl or mason jar. Whisk or place a lid on the jar and shake until very well combined.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad right before serving.

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Notes

You may have a little dressing left over, depending on how lightly or heavily you dress the salad.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is only an estimate.