To make the *perfect* Cobb salad, you MUST use homemade dressing. And it's so easy, there's really no excuse. Just throw some red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, and olive oil into a mason jar and shake it out. There's no need to stress over the vinaigrette emulsifying—the mason jar does all the hard work.
In terms of Cobb salad, you can take a lot of different routes. Our recipe is filled with crispy bacon, hard-boiled eggs, chicken breast, and creamy avocado. For the chicken, you can poach it, grill it, bake it, or cook it in an Instant Pot. Or you can replace it with grilled steak or sautéed shrimp. Protein-wise, there's a lot of room to play. But the blue cheese is kindaaaa nonnegotiable. 😉
For dressing we included a quick recipe for a simple vinaigrette but your options are endless! We love tossing in something creamy like a homemade ranch or Caesar. Or you can sweeten things up with honey mustard.
If you want to make this ahead of time, which we think is a great idea, we recommend storing the lettuce, eggs, chicken, bacon and chives in one container. Then you can peel the avocado and chop it along with the tomatoes before adding to the salad and tossing with dressing. Everything will keep in the fridge like that for up to 3 days.
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