recipe.exchange

Cobb Salad

@arecipe.bsky.social

A composed salad of chicken, bacon, egg, avocado, tomato and blue cheese in tidy rows over crisp lettuce, with a sharp mustard vinaigrette.

Prep 00:15
Cook 00:20
Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 400g/14 oz chicken breast (2 pieces)
  • 1/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 200g/7oz streaky bacon strips
  • 4 x 9 minute boiled eggs (, quartered)
  • 12 cups cos / romaine lettuce ((1 large head, 2 small), chopped (or other crispy lettuce))
  • 2 large tomatoes (, cut into 8 wedges then halved (or 250g/8oz cherry tomatoes halved))
  • 2 avocados (, cut into large pieces)
  • 200g/7oz gorgonzola dolce (my favourite) or roquefort (traditional), ( crumbled (or other blue cheese - Note 1))
  • 2 tbsp chives (, finely chopped)
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 5 tbsp apple cider vinegar ((sub white wine or red wine vinegar))
  • 3/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp eschallot ((US: shallot), very finely minced)
  • 1/2 tsp white sugar

Instructions

  1. 1
    Shake the dressing ingredients together in a jar.
  2. 2
    Poach and cube the chicken, then toss with salt, pepper and a little dressing.
  3. 3
    Crisp the bacon, drain, and chop.
  4. 4
    Spread the lettuce on a platter and arrange the egg, bacon, avocado, tomato and chicken in rows.
  5. 5
    Crumble over the blue cheese, scatter with chives, and serve with the dressing.
Category
Lunch
Cuisine
American

Dietary Information

Gluten Free

Recipe Attribution

RecipeTin Eats
recipetineats.com/cobb-salad/