What’s In a Cobb Salad?
This is one super satisfying salad. Since it has so much protein, you can eat it as a main course or as a side salad.
Chicken – We love using Baked Chicken Breast or our juicy Instant Pot Whole Chicken, but a store-bought rotisserie chicken works great to save time
Bacon – try air fryer bacon or crispy oven-baked bacon. You could also sautee bacon in a skillet.
Eggs – a great way to add more protein to the salad. Use hard-boiled eggs or Instant Pot Boiled Eggs.
Lettuce– chopped romaine bulks up the salad nicely
Tomatoes – add a juicy sweet bite – you can use just about any tomatoes (see variations below).
Avocado – Adding an avocado always elevates a salad!
Cheese – blue cheese is classic to a cobb salad but you can swap it out if you prefer (see variations section for ideas).
Onion – a little red onion goes a long way but adds tons of fresh vibrant flavor
Parsley – it’s an optional but very nice garnish that makes the salad taste a little fancier.
What is the Best Cobb Salad Dressing?
A vinaigrette is the classic dressing for Cobb Salad. We use a homemade balsamic vinaigrette here. It’s one of our most loved dressings and the same one we use for Beet Salad and Autumn Chopped Chicken Salad.
If you want to substitute the dressing, try the Red Wine Vinaigrette from our Greek Pasta Salad. A classic Creamy Ranch Dressing, Avocado Ranch, or Jalapeno Ranch would also work well. Note: if you are using a creamy ranch-based dressing, I would recommend using feta cheese instead of blue cheese.
Cobb Salad with the Best Cobb Salad Dressing
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