The Eatingwell Cobb Salad
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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Dressing
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons shallots, finely minced
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
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Salad
- 10 cups mixed salad greens
- 1⁄2 lb cooked chicken breast, shredded (1 large breast half, *see Tip)
- 2 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and chopped (**see Tip)
- 2 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced
- 1 large cucumber, seeded and sliced
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1⁄2 cup blue cheese, crumbled (optional)
directions
- Whisk vinegar, shallot, mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl to combine.
- Whisk in oil until combined.
- Place salad greens in a large bowl.
- Add half of the dressing and toss to coat.
- Divide salad greens among 4 plates.
- Arrange equal portions of chicken, egg, bacon, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado and blue cheese (if using) on top of the lettuce.
- Drizzle the salads with the remaining dressing.
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TIP:
- *Tips To poach chicken breast: Place boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a medium skillet or saucepan and add lightly salted water to cover; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer gently until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes.
- **To hard-boil eggs: Place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook at the barest simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, pour out hot water and run a constant stream of cold water over the eggs until completely cooled.
- Serves 4.
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Reviews
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This salad is a nice blend of flavor, color and texture and the dressing is very good in its own right. I gave the blue cheese a try - that flavor is rather assertive, so if you're not a fan, you should skip it or try a different type of cheese - I think lots of other cheeses would work nicely as well, so pick your favorite! Thanks for a nice lunch, Bev!
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