Lighter Cobb Salad
The classic composed salad with chicken, eggs, avocado, tomatoes, crispy turkey bacon and blue cheese, dressed in a simple red wine vinaigrette.
Diet swaps
- Dairy-free: Leave off the cheese or use a dairy-free cheese.
Check labels on packaged foods if you have an allergy or celiac disease.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Cooked chicken breast, diced
- 4 slices Turkey bacon
- 4 Hard-boiled eggs, chopped
- 1 Avocado, diced
- 2 cups Cherry tomatoes, halved
- 8 cups Romaine, chopped
- 1/4 cup Blue cheese crumbles
- 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp Red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
Directions
- Cook turkey bacon until crisp and chop.
- Whisk olive oil, vinegar, Dijon, salt and pepper.
- Arrange romaine on a platter and top with rows of chicken, bacon, eggs, avocado, tomatoes and blue cheese.
- Drizzle with dressing just before serving. Pack the dressing separately for lunches.
Calorie breakdown
Chicken 188 · eggs 70 · avocado 60 · olive oil 60 · turkey bacon 35 · blue cheese 30 · romaine 17 · tomatoes 15
💡 Lighter tip: Use a rotisserie chicken and store-bought hard-boiled eggs and it's a 10-minute meal.
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