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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. In a medium bowl, combine the shallot, mustard, honey, vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
  2. 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.

Notes

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