The "Have It Your Way" Cobb Salad
Ingredients
- 8-10 cups assorted lettuce greens about 1 1/2 - 2 heads, washed, dried, and chopped
Toppings:
- 1 avocado diced
- 2 hard-boiled eggs diced
- 1/2 - 1 cup cheese
- 2 cups tomatoes diced or red peppers
- 1 cup cooked chicken diced (1 chicken breast)
- 1/2 pound cooked bacon or ham chopped
- 1/2 - 1 cup fruit
- 1 lemon juiced
- Homemade Red Wine Vinaigrette
Instructions
- Wash, dry, and chop lettuce greens.
- Prepare and chop other ingredients. Sprinkle some lemon juice on avocado and any fruit that will brown to keep it looking nice and fresh!
- Arrange lettuce greens on a large platter.
- Down the center of the lettuce-covered platter arrange a strip of diced tomatoes. Add a strip of each of your ingredients, doing your best to create an appealing variety of colors.
- Get out some salad tongs and serve with a homemade red wine vinaigrette or dressing of your choice.
- Enjoy!
Notes
We recommend organic ingredients when possible.
Here are some delicious ingredient options for the above recipe:
Lettuce greens—romaine, arugula, watercress, endive, escarole
Cheese—blue cheese, white cheddar, goat cheese
Fruit—apple, pear, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, mangoes, pitted dark sweet cherries
Cooked Meat—diced chicken breast, turkey breast, ham, bacon If you're looking for vegetarian options, chickpeas, white beans, kidney beans, pistachios, almonds, or sunflower seeds can be great non-traditional ways to make a Cobb Salad vegetarian style!
Lettuce greens—romaine, arugula, watercress, endive, escarole
Cheese—blue cheese, white cheddar, goat cheese
Fruit—apple, pear, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, mangoes, pitted dark sweet cherries
Cooked Meat—diced chicken breast, turkey breast, ham, bacon If you're looking for vegetarian options, chickpeas, white beans, kidney beans, pistachios, almonds, or sunflower seeds can be great non-traditional ways to make a Cobb Salad vegetarian style!
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