Keto Cobb Salad with Ranch Dressing
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
726 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Keto Cobb Salad with Ranch Dressing
Description
This Keto Cobb Salad is built on a base of crisp chopped romaine topped with cooked chicken breast seasoned with salt, pepper, and paprika, hard-boiled eggs, sliced avocado lightly seasoned with salt and pepper, cherry tomatoes, green onions, crumbled blue cheese, and crispy bacon pieces. The proteins and fats provide richness, while the vegetables add freshness and slight acidity.
The homemade ranch dressing blends mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice or vinegar, dried herbs, garlic and onion powder, salt, pepper, and heavy cream, whisked to a pourable consistency. It imparts a creamy texture and herbal tang that harmonizes the ingredients well.
This salad provides a mix of textures from crunchy lettuce, crisp bacon, creamy avocado, and tender chicken. It works well as a filling lunch or dinner option, particularly for those following a low-carb or keto lifestyle. The balanced components create a complex yet approachable dish.
Ingredients
HOMEMADE RANCH DRESSING
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar
- 1 1/2 tsp parsley dried
- 1 tsp dill dried
- 1 tsp chives dried
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 - 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 - 4 Tbsp heavy cream as needed to create dressing consistency you like
COBB SALAD
- 10 lices Bacon
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breast trimmed of excess fat
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp paprika or smoked paprika
- 2 cups romaine lettuce chopped
- 3 egg hard-boiled
- 2 avocado seasoned lightly with salt and pepper to taste, peeled and sliced
- 2/3 cup cherry tomato sliced
- 1/3 cup green onion sliced
- 1/3 cup blue cheese crumbles
Instructions
- Whisk all dressing ingredients (except heavy cream) in a small mixing bowl. Add heavy cream, starting with 2 Tbsp and increasing 1 Tbsp at a time, whisking until dressing has reached desired consistency. Set dressing aside.
- To a large skillet, add bacon slices and cook over MED LOW heat until crisp. Remove to a plate to cool. Season chicken breasts with salt, pepper and paprika.
- Increase skillet heat to MED/MED-HIGH and add chicken breasts, cooking 5-6 minutes per side until cooked through and golden brown. Remove to plate to cool.
- Crumble bacon, and slice chicken once cooled.
- Assemble salad by adding romaine lettuce to large bowl. Top with hard-boiled eggs, avocado, tomatoes, green onions, blue cheese, bacon crumbles and sliced chicken.
- Serve drizzled with ranch dressing.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 726 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 726kcal | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 67g | 103% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 204mg | 68% |
| Sodium | 1354mg | 56% |
| Potassium | 864mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 3665IU | 73% |
| Vitamin C | 27.6mg | 31% |
| Calcium | 140mg | 14% |
| Iron | 2.2mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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