Classic Cobb Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Romaine lettuce, grilled chicken, hard boiled eggs, crispy bacon, avocados, onion, tomatoes and crumbled blue cheese, drizzled with a lemony vinaigrette dressing. The perfect salad for lunch or dinner!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lg. head of romaine or iceberg lettuce chopped
- 2 lbs. chicken breasts grilled or cooked
- 6 hard-boiled eggs sliced
- 1/2 lb. bacon cooked crisp and chopped
- 2 lg. avocados chopped
- 1/2 red onion diced
- 2 lg. tomatoes sliced or diced
- 1 c. crumbled blue cheese
- Salt and pepper
- VINAIGRETTE :
- 1 tsp. lemon zest
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 3 T. red wine vinegar
- 2 T. agave syrup
- 1/4 c. olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cook bacon until crisp. Reserve bacon fat to cook chicken in if desired. Salt and pepper chicken. Grill chicken or cook in bacon fat for extra flavor.
- Add lettuce to a large platter or bowl. Top with cooked and chopped chicken, crisp bacon, chopped hard boiled eggs, avocados, onion, tomatoes and cheese.
- Vinaigrette: In a small bowl, whisk together lemon zest, lemon juice, red wine vinegar and agave syrup. Slowly whisk in olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle over salad.
- Cook's Note: To make this recipe even easier, use a rotisserie chicken from your supermarket.
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