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Classic Cobb Salad

classic cobb salad made with romaine, chicken, hard boiled eggs, bacon, tomatoes, blue cheese, avocado & shallot vinaigrette
  • Serves: 4
  • Prep Time:  20 min
  • Cook Time:  20 min

Ingredients

For the Shallot Vinaigrette

  • 1 tablespoon shallot, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons stone-ground mustard
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • ⅓ cup white wine vinegar
  • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

For the salad

  • 4 hard boiled eggs, peeled and halved
  • 1 head romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
  • 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
  • 6 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
  • 1 avocado, pitted and thinly sliced

Method

  1. Make the vinaigrette. In a medium bowl, combine the shallot, mustard, honey, vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.

  2. Make the salad. Place the romaine on a large platter. Top with the eggs, chicken, tomatoes, blue cheese, bacon and avocado. Remove shallots from vinaigrette and scatter over the salad. Drizzle with vinaigrette and serve family style.


Note: You can also evenly divide all ingredients between 6 plates to serve individually.