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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
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Gluten-free

Allergen information: may contain eggs, milk, mustard, and sulphites. Always check ingredient packaging if you have an allergy.

Classic Cobb Salad

Mise en place

Ingredients

Measurements

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. 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. 2

    Arrange the chopped romaine lettuce evenly on a large platter or in individual serving bowls.

    About 1 min

  3. 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. 4

    Garnish the salad with minced chives.

    About 1 min

  5. 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

Storage

Store leftover salad components and dressing separately in airtight containers.

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