The Eating Well Cobb Salad

By doodanger

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp. white wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp. finely minced shallot
• 1 tbsp. dijon mustard
• 1/4 tsp, salt
• 1 tsp. freshly ground pepper
• 3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 10 cups mixed salad greens
• 1/2 lb. shredded cooked chicken breast ( 1 large breast half)
• 2 eggs, hard boiled, peeled and chopped
• 2 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1 large cucumber, seeded and sliced
• 1 avocado, diced
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (optional)

Details

Cooking time 40mins

Preparation

Step 1

To poach chicken breast: Place boneless, skinless chicken breasts in a medium skillet or saucepan and add lightly salted water to cover; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer gently until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes.

To hard boil eggs: Place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a simmer over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook at the barest simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, pour out hot water and run a constant stream of cold water over the eggs until completly cooled.

Whisk vinegar, shallot, mustard, salt and pepper in a small bowl to combine. Whisk in oil until combined. Place salad greens in a large bowl. Add half of the dressing and toss to coat.

Divide salad greens among 4 plates. Arrange equal portions of chicken, egg, bacon, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado and blue cheese (if using) on top of the lettuce. Drizzle the salads with the remaining dressing.