Description
A classic Cobb Salad featuring fresh romaine lettuce, hard boiled eggs, grilled chicken, avocado, grape tomatoes, blue cheese, bacon, and your choice of dressing. This colorful and satisfying salad is perfect for a quick, nutritious meal and offers a delightful balance of flavors and textures.
Ingredients
Scale
Salad Base
- 2 heads romaine lettuce
Toppings
- 4 hard boiled eggs
- 2 grilled chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
- 2 avocados
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- ⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese
- 4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
Dressing and Extras
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (from ½ lemon)
- 1 cup ranch dressing or dressing of choice
Instructions
- Prepare the Lettuce: Wash and chop the romaine lettuce heads thoroughly to ensure cleanliness and crispness. Set aside in a large bowl or divide into individual serving bowls.
- Slice Hard Boiled Eggs, Chicken, and Avocado: Slice the hard boiled eggs and grilled chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. Peel and slice the avocados, then halve the grape tomatoes.
- Toss Avocado with Lemon Juice: To prevent the avocado from browning, gently toss the sliced avocado pieces with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
- Assemble the Salad: Fill four salad bowls with the chopped lettuce. Distribute the sliced eggs, chicken, avocado, grape tomatoes, crumbled blue cheese, and crumbled cooked bacon evenly over the lettuce in each bowl.
- Add Dressing and Serve: Drizzle each salad with ranch dressing or your choice of dressing. Serve immediately to enjoy fresh flavors and textures.
Notes
- Storage: Best enjoyed fresh; leftover Cobb salad can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
- Hard Boiled Eggs: To make at home, place eggs in a pot, cover with water, bring to a rolling boil, then remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 15 minutes. Transfer to an ice water bath before peeling.
- Dressing: Use your favorite store-bought or homemade dressing, either creamy like ranch or a vinaigrette, according to preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salad
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 38g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 235mg
