Traditional Cobb Salad Recipe

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Thighs are juicier and more flavorful; canned chicken is budget-friendly.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork bacon

Turkey bacon is lower in fat; pork bacon is often cheaper.

blue cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Feta is lower in calories; cheddar is often less expensive.

Add red wine vinegar to a blender.

Squeeze in the juice of 1/2 lemon.

Add 1 garlic clove, Worcestershire sauce, and Dijon mustard to the blender.

Add a little bit of sugar for sweetness.

Pour in some water to chill the dressing.

Add olive oil and salad oil or safflower oil to the blender.

Season with sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper.

Blend the dressing until emulsified and set aside at room temperature.

If you don't have a blender, whisk the oil into a bowl while drizzling slowly.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Line a sheet tray with parchment paper and add the bacon, gently overlapping it.

Bake the bacon for 18 to 22 minutes until crispy.

Remove the bacon and drain on paper towels, saving the bacon fat in a container.

Slice the romaine lettuce in half, then cut into 1 to 2 inch pieces, trimming around the core.

Add the chopped romaine to a colander.

Cut the endive (chicory) into 1 to 2 inch pieces and add to the colander.

Rinse the cress in cold water and dry it off with a towel.

Set the lettuces aside after drying.

Prepare the tomatoes by using a combination of kampari, roma, and cherry tomatoes.

Check the avocado for ripeness by removing the seed; if it pulls off easily, it's ripe.

Slice the avocado around the seed, twist to remove it, and carve out the flesh with a spoon.

Dice the avocado into medium to large bite-sized pieces and set aside.

Slice the cooked bacon into bite-sized pieces and set aside.

Take chilled, cooked chicken breasts and slice them in half width-wise, then dice into bite-sized pieces.

Crack the pre-cooked hard-boiled eggs gently and roll them to remove the shells under lukewarm water.

Cut the hard-boiled eggs into desired pieces.

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