High Protein Cobb Salad (Print View)
A filling American salad with grilled chicken, bacon, eggs, avocado and blue cheese tossed in a tangy Dijon vinaigrette.
# What You Need:
→ Protein
01 - 2 large chicken breasts (about 10.5 oz), grilled and sliced
02 - 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
03 - 4 large eggs, hard-boiled and quartered
→ Vegetables
04 - 6 cups romaine lettuce (about 7 oz), chopped
05 - 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
06 - 1 large avocado, diced
07 - 1/2 cup cucumber, sliced
08 - 1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
→ Cheese
09 - 1/2 cup blue cheese (about 2 oz), crumbled
→ Salad Dressing
10 - 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
11 - 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
12 - 1 tsp Dijon mustard
13 - 1 tsp honey
14 - Salt and black pepper to taste
# How-To Steps:
01 - Grill or pan-sear the chicken breasts until fully cooked through, then slice thinly. Cook the bacon in a skillet until golden and crisp, then crumble into pieces. Hard-boil the eggs for 10 minutes, cool under running water, peel, and quarter each egg.
02 - Wash and chop the romaine lettuce. Halve the cherry tomatoes, dice the avocado, slice the cucumber, and cut the red onion into thin slivers. Pat all vegetables dry.
03 - Spread the chopped romaine lettuce evenly across the bottom of a large serving platter or wide shallow bowl.
04 - Arrange the sliced chicken, crumbled bacon, quartered eggs, cherry tomatoes, avocado, cucumber, red onion, and crumbled blue cheese in neat parallel rows across the lettuce for a classic Cobb presentation.
05 - In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, and honey. Whisk vigorously until the dressing is fully emulsified and creamy. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
06 - Drizzle the dressing evenly over the salad just before serving. Toss gently at the table if desired, and serve immediately while the components are fresh.
# Expert Hints:
01 -
- The rows of colorful toppings make this look like you spent hours, but it comes together in about half an hour with zero fuss.
- Between the chicken, eggs, and bacon, each serving packs enough protein to keep you full well past midnight snacking hours.
- That honey mustard dressing hits a sweet tangy balance that makes you want to lick the bowl clean.
02 -
- Do not dress the salad until the absolute last second or the lettuce will weep and the avocado will turn into something unrecognizable.
- Arranging the toppings in rows is not just for looks, it ensures every serving gets a fair share of each ingredient instead of one person hogging all the bacon.
03 -
- Let the grilled chicken rest for five minutes before slicing so the juices redistribute instead of running all over your cutting board.
- A ring mold or even a clean empty tuna can with both ends removed makes each portion look restaurant quality with zero extra effort.