Classic Cobb Salad
This hearty American salad features crisp greens topped with rows of chicken, bacon, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, tomato, and blue cheese. It's a satisfying and flavorful meal, perfect for lunch or a light dinner.
An original recipe by Forkin
- Total time
- 40 min
- Serves
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Per serving
- 775 kcal
Allergen information: may contain eggs, milk, mustard, and sulphites. Always check ingredient packaging if you have an allergy.
Mise en place
Ingredients
Converted for display; the recipe amounts stay equivalent.
salad_base
- 240 gromaine lettuce, chopped
toppings
- 300 gchicken breast, cooked and diced
- 120 gbacon, cooked and crumbled
- 4 pcsegg, hard-boiled and chopped
- 2 pcsavocado, diced
- 200 gtomato, diced
- 80 gblue cheese, crumbled
garnish
- 2 tbspchives, minced
dressing
- 3 tbspred wine vinegar
- 6 tbspolive oil
- 1 tspdijon mustard
- 1 clovegarlic, minced
- 0.5 tspsalt
- 0.25 tspblack pepper, freshly ground
Equipment
large platter · whisk · knife · cutting board · small bowl
The method
Step by step
- 1
Prepare the salad dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, olive oil, dijon mustard, minced garlic, salt, and black pepper.
About 2 min
Cook’s note: Whisk well until emulsified.
- 2
Arrange the chopped romaine lettuce evenly on a large platter or in individual serving bowls.
About 1 min
- 3
Carefully arrange the diced chicken breast, crumbled bacon, chopped hard-boiled eggs, diced avocado, diced tomato, and crumbled blue cheese in separate rows or sections over the lettuce.
About 10 min
Cook’s note: Creating neat rows makes for an attractive presentation.
- 4
Garnish the salad with minced chives.
About 1 min
- 5
Drizzle the prepared dressing over the salad just before serving, or serve the dressing on the side.
About 1 min
Cook’s note: Serving dressing on the side allows each person to add to their preference and keeps the salad from getting soggy.
Per serving
Nutrition
- Calories
- 774.8kcal
- Protein
- 48.4g
- Carbs
- 13.7g
- Fat
- 59.9g
- Fibre
- 7.7g
- Sugar
- 3.3g
Estimated from the recipe’s ingredient quantities. Values can vary with brands and substitutions.
Keep it good
Store leftover salad components and dressing separately in airtight containers.
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