Green Goddess Cobb Salad – Keto Panera Copy Cat

blue cheese

🥗Healthier: feta cheese

💰Cheaper: goat cheese

Feta cheese is lower in calories than blue cheese.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked turkey

Turkey bacon reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

green goddess dressing

🥗Healthier: yogurt-based dressing

💰Cheaper: vinaigrette

Yogurt-based dressing is lighter and less expensive.

avocado

💰Cheaper: mashed peas

Mashed peas provide a similar creamy texture at a lower cost.

Prepare crispy bacon in the oven; let it cool after cooking.

If using raw chicken breast, rinse and pat dry, then cut into thick long strips.

Coat chicken strips in residual bacon grease from the baking tray.

Season chicken with salt, black pepper, and oregano flakes.

Place seasoned chicken on the baking sheet and bake at 360°F (180°C) for 20 minutes.

Let the roasted chicken cool, then cut into small bite-sized pieces.

Cut bacon in half lengthwise and then into small pieces.

Cut avocado in half, scoop out the flesh, and cut into cubes.

Chop romaine lettuce into bite-sized pieces by trimming the bottom, stacking leaves, and cutting lengthwise.

Cut cherry tomatoes in half lengthwise.

Cut red onion in half and slice into thin ribbons.

In a large salad bowl, add chopped romaine lettuce as the base.

For presentation, add rows of bacon, chicken cubes, red onion ribbons, avocado pieces, and cherry tomato halves on top of the lettuce.

Quarter hard-boiled eggs and place them around the perimeter of the bowl.

Pour green goddess dressing over the salad.

Remove quartered egg pieces, add more dressing, and toss the salad well before serving.

For individual servings, distribute salad and top with egg wedges per plate.

If not serving immediately, keep salad ingredients separate from eggs and dressing until ready to serve.

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