Cobb Salad with the Best Cobb Salad Dressing
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Cobb Salad with the Best Cobb Salad Dressing
Description
The Cobb Salad with the Best Cobb Salad Dressing combines crisp chopped romaine as a base with rows of cooked ingredients including browned bacon, cooked chicken breast, sliced avocado, halved cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced red onion, crumbled blue cheese, and quartered hard-boiled eggs. Finely chopped parsley is sprinkled over the top to add a fresh herb note.
The dressing is made by shaking together balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, pressed garlic clove, extra virgin olive oil, and seasonings for a flavorful vinaigrette with a balanced tang and subtle spice. This dressing complements the richness of the bacon and cheese while adding acidity that brightens the salad.
This salad works well as a standalone meal, providing protein and vegetables in a composed format. The ingredients are prepared in advance and arranged neatly on a shallow platter, allowing guests to enjoy the different textures and flavors together or separately.
Using rotisserie or pre-cooked chicken can simplify preparation. Bacon can be cooked by baking, air frying, or sautéing to your preferred crispness then cooled and crumbled for ease of assembly.
Ingredients
Chicken Cobb Salad Ingredients:
- 6 oz Bacon (6 slices) chopped and browned
- 1 romaine lettuce 5 cups chopped, rinsed and dried, medium head
- 2 chicken breast cooked
- 2 egg hard-boiled
- 1 avocado sliced, large
- 1 cup cherry tomato halved
- 1/2 cup red onion thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbled (or feta cheese)
- 2 Tbsp parsley finely chopped
Cobb Salad Dressing:
- 3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic pressed or finely minced, clove
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Bake, Air Fry, or Sautee bacon on a skillet.* Cook 2 hard-boiled eggs, chill in ice water then peel and quarter the eggs. C
- Chop, rinse and spin dry romaine lettuce and arrange on a shallow platter.
- Arrange the remaining salad ingredients (chicken, eggs, avocado, tomatoes, onion, blue cheese, and bacon) in rows over the salad, then sprinkle the finely chopped parsley over the salad.
- Transfer dressing ingredients to a mason jar and shake like crazy. Drizzle over salad just before serving or let guests add their own dressing to taste.
Notes
- Use rotisserie chicken or bake chicken breasts ahead for convenience.
- Bacon can be cooked in the oven, air fryer, or sautéed in a skillet until crisp.
- Arrange salad ingredients in rows on the platter for a classic presentation.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 6people as a side salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 711 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 711kcal | 36% |
| Carbs | 12g | |
| Protein | 50g | 100% |
| Fat | 51g | 78% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 221mg | 74% |
| Sodium | 1261mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 905mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1326IU | 27% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 140mg | 14% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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