Cobb Salad Recipe
This Cobb salad is hearty enough to stand on its own as a full meal, offering a colorful mix of textures and flavors. With tender grilled chicken, crunchy bacon, creamy avocado, juicy cherry tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and a sprinkle of crumbled blue cheese, it's a salad that satisfies. Everything sits on a bed of crisp greens and gets a final touch from a bold balsamic vinaigrette. It’s perfect for meal prep and works equally well as a filling lunch or a refreshing light dinner.
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 1 pound cooked chicken breast sliced
- 4 hard boiled eggs cut into quarters lengthwise
- 4 slices cooked bacon chopped
- 10 cups chopped romaine lettuce 1 large head lettuce or 2 romaine hearts
- 1 avocado sliced
- 8 ounces cherry or grape tomatoes halved
- ½ small red onion thinly sliced
- 3 ounces crumbled blue cheese
- chopped fresh parsley or chives optional
Cobb Salad Dressing
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons smooth Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- You can use baked, grilled, poached, or rotisserie chicken for this recipe — whatever you have on hand works well. Leftover chicken is perfect and saves time. For homemade options, check the ingredient list above for links to recipes for poached chicken, hard-boiled eggs, and baked bacon.
Cobb Salad Dressing
- Add the chopped lettuce to a large salad bowl or spread it out on a serving platter. Neatly arrange the sliced chicken, hard-boiled eggs, bacon, avocado, tomatoes, red onion, and blue cheese over the top. If desired, sprinkle with fresh chopped herbs for extra flavor and color.
Notes
Add all the dressing ingredients to a medium bowl or a mason jar. Whisk until smooth, or seal the jar and shake vigorously until everything is well mixed.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad just before serving.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad just before serving.