One of the most well known and classic salads, this Cobb Salad recipe is filled with chicken, bacon, eggs, avocado, and more! It is hearty enough to eat as a main dish, but could also be served as a side.
For more Cobb salad love, try these Chicken Cobb Salad Wraps or this Steak Cobb Salad.
If I’m craving a salad, the majority of the time, it will be a Cobb salad. It’s the first salad I usually go for at restaurants. I love them.
Did you know there is actually a mnemonic to remember what goes on a Cobb salad? EAT COBB – Eggs, avocados, tomatoes, chicken, onion, bacon, blue cheese.
The original Cobb salad I had posted here was a chopped Cobb salad. Meaning everything was cut up and mixed together. It was delicious, but I thought I’d turn it into a more classic Cobb salad.
My first recipe was also served with my Avocado Ranch Salad Dressing (which is delicious!) but I decided to go a little more traditional with a homemade vinaigrette.
Next time you are craving a salad, I’m telling you this Cobb Salad is the way to go!
Ingredients
- Oil: You want a neutral flavored oil. I like to use avocado oil. But vegetable oil will work, as well. Olive oil is a lot stronger, but if you prefer that flavor, you can use olive oil.
- Vinegar: My favorite vinegar for this dressing is red wine vinegar. But you could also use apple cider vinegar, or a champagne vinegar.
- Lemon Juice: You want to use fresh squeezed lemon juice.
- Mustard: I use Dijon mustard, but you could also use a spicy mustard, or a whole grain mustard.
- Honey: This adds just a little bit of sweetness. If the honey is super thick, I will put it in the microwave for a few seconds so that it will mix in easily.
- Garlic: I like to use fresh garlic, but you could also use about 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder instead.
- Lettuce: I like to use a mixture of romaine and iceberg lettuce. Feel free to use one or the other, or any mix of lettuce you’d like. A crisp lettuce is best.
- Chicken: This is a great way to use up leftover chicken. I had some grilled chicken on hand, so that is what I used when I photographed this recipe. But you could also use cooked, shredded chicken if you have any on hand.
- Bacon: I use just regular bacon.
- Boiled Eggs: You need 3 boiled eggs. I like to slice them, but you could chop them or cut them into wedges, if desired.
- Avocado: You can also either slice the avocado, or chop it up.
- Tomato: I had a couple Roma tomatoes on hand, so that is what I used here. I also like using grape or cherry tomatoes.
- Bleu Cheese: I love bleu cheese, but my kids do not. So I will often add another cheese for them.
- Chives: These are optional, but add a touch of onion flavor.
How to Make a Cobb Salad
STEP 1: Make the dressing by combining all of the ingredients in a jar, then tightly adding the lid. Shake until everything is combined. Store this in the refrigerator until you need it.
STEP 2: All you have to do here is assemble your salad. You can place the lettuce in a large bowl, and then add each ingredient in a row on top. Or you can make it easy to serve by just combining everything in the bowl. Serve with the dressing that you made.
Tips and Tricks
I like to serve the dressing along the side so that everyone can add however much they’d like to their serving.
While this salad is really pretty when you assemble the ingredients in rows, I tend to serve this more of a buffet style. I’ll set each ingredient in a bowl and everyone can build their own salad. That way, people are only taking what they actually like on their portion.
Time to make this salad will depend on what you already have on hand. I usually use leftover chicken, and often have hard boiled eggs on hand, so it can come together really quickly. But if you have to cook the chicken, bacon, and eggs, the time will be longer.
You can also serve this salad with Ranch Dressing or Blue Cheese Dressing.
More Favorite Salad Recipes
Italian Chopped Salad
Summer Chopped Salad with Berries
Asian Chopped Salad
Thai Chicken Salad
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Cobb Salad
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/2 cup oil*
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 clove garlic minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Salad
- 12 cups chopped lettuce**
- 12 oz cooked chicken shredded or cubed
- 8 oz bacon cooked and chopped
- 3 hard boiled eggs sliced
- 1 avocado sliced
- 3/4 cup diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup crumbled bleu cheese
- Chopped chives optional
Instructions
- In a small jar, combine the oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, honey, and garlic. Place the lid tightly on the jar and shake to combine. Taste, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until needed.1/2 cup oil*, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons honey, 1 clove garlic, Salt and pepper
- To make the salad, place the lettuce in a large bowl. If desired, layer each of the toppings in a row, or you can just add them all to the top, or even mix them all into the lettuce. Sprinkle chives over the top, if using.12 cups chopped lettuce**, 12 oz cooked chicken, 8 oz bacon, 3 hard boiled eggs, 1 avocado, 3/4 cup diced tomatoes, 1/2 cup crumbled bleu cheese, Chopped chives
- Serve with the dressing on the side, or toss the dressing with the whole salad.
Chels R. says
That looks really delicious. That bacon is calling my name.
Joanne says
When I have salad, I love it all mixed up so I get a bit of everything in every bite. Hurrah for chopped salads!
Alexis @ Upside Down Pear says
This sounds delicious!! I’d switch the blue cheese for feta and add a hard boiled egg, but I’m definitely going to have to make this with the avocado ranch dressing! That dressing sounds perfect for this type of salad 🙂
Deborah says
I’m so glad you commented, because you made me realize that I forgot the hard boiled eggs in my recipe and have now fixed it!! 🙂
Kim B says
This looks FANTASTIC, thanks for sharing!!
Jaclyn says
This salad looks totally irresistible! That dressing looks awesome!
Liz says
Thank you for the nice recipe. Have a Great Day!
Karly says
Love love love chopped salad! This looks amazing!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
This salad looks fantastic! Love the dressing and of course, the bacon! Pinned!