Cobb Salad with Chicken and Blue Cheese
Enjoy a hearty and flavorful Cobb Salad with Chicken and Blue Cheese—a satisfying mix of juicy grilled chicken, crisp lettuce, creamy avocado, smoky bacon, boiled eggs, and tangy blue cheese. Tossed with a rich dressing, this classic salad is perfect for a filling lunch or a wholesome dinner.
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 6 cups romaine lettuce (or mixed salad greens), chopped
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, grilled or roasted, sliced or cubed
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and quartered
- 1 large avocado, diced or sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ small red onion, thinly sliced (optional)
- ½ cup blue cheese crumbles
- ½ cup cucumber, diced (optional, for extra crunch)
For the Dressing (Classic Red Wine Vinaigrette):
- ½ cup olive oil
- 3 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp honey (optional, for sweetness)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cook bacon until crisp, hard-boil eggs, and grill chicken.
- Chop lettuce and arrange on a platter.
- Neatly arrange chicken, bacon, eggs, avocado, tomatoes, onion, and blue cheese on top.
- Whisk vinaigrette ingredients together.
- Drizzle dressing over salad just before serving.