Salad
Classic Cobb Salad
A hearty composed salad of chicken, bacon, egg, avocado, tomato, and blue cheese arranged in tidy rows over lettuce.
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
15 min
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
- 6 cups chopped romaine
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, diced
- 6 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 1 avocado, sliced
- ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
- ¼ cup chives, chopped
- ⅓ cup olive oil (for dressing)
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar (for dressing)
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard (for dressing)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- 1
Whisk the dressing ingredients together and set aside.
- 2
Arrange the romaine as the base on a large platter.
- 3
Arrange the chicken, bacon, egg, tomato, avocado, and blue cheese in neat rows or sections over the lettuce.
- 4
Sprinkle the chives on top.
- 5
Drizzle with the dressing just before serving, or serve it on the side.
- 6
Toss at the table to combine.
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Tips
- Keeping the ingredients in distinct rows (the classic "Cobb" presentation) lets everyone customize their mix.
- Dress only right before eating so the lettuce stays crisp.