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a large white platter of chicken cobb salad made with layers of avocado, chicken, tomato, egg, bacon, and lettuce
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Cobb Salad

You can easily make a filling and delicious, classic Cobb Salad with a homemade honey mustard dressing. It's the perfect dinner salad or side.
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 Servings
Calories 667kcal
Author Diana

Equipment

Ingredients

For the dressing:

  • 3 tablespoons white or red wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • salt and pepper to taste

For the Salad

  • 6 cups romaine lettuce chopped, washed, and dried
  • 2 cooked chicken breasts chopped, see note 2
  • 8 slices bacon cooked
  • 2 hard boiled eggs chopped
  • 1 large avocado or two small ones, peeled and sliced
  • 1 ½ cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half, see note 5
  • ½ red onion thinly sliced, see note 5
  • ½ cup crumbled blue cheese see note 6

Instructions

  • In a small bowl or a jar, combine the dressing ingredients and set aside. If using a jar, seal the lid, and shake to combine the ingredients.
  • To a LARGE bowl, add the lettuce to the bottom, then lay out the rest of the ingredients in neat rows.
  • Right before serving, dress the salad and gently toss to combine.

Notes

  1. Yield: This salad serves 4 as an entree or 6 as a side salad
  2. Chicken for Cobb Salad: I used rotisserie chicken here, but grilled chicken, boiled chicken breasts, or any other chicken can be used instead. Do what's easiest for you. 
  3. Make sure the bowl you use is big enough. You want enough room to add all of the ingredients and toss the salad before serving it. A platter is a good option as well. 
  4. Try different dressings. Ranch, Creamy blue cheese, French, or Italian dressings can all be delicious on a Cobb salad. The dressing in this recipe is a quick homemade honey mustard. 
  5. Onion and Tomato Substitutions: Instead of red onion, try white onion or green ones. Any fresh tomatoes can be used instead of cherry tomatoes. 
  6. Cheese substitution. If you don't want to use blue cheese, crumbled feta is another good option. 
  7. To Store: You can store the salad and the dressing, separately, in the fridge for a day or so. Add the dressing right before serving. 

Nutrition

Calories: 667kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 26g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 208mg | Sodium: 611mg | Potassium: 956mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 6782IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 3mg