Cobb Salad with Blue Cheese

Cobb Salad with Blue Cheese

A classic American composed salad with chicken, crisp bacon, hard-cooked eggs, avocado, tomatoes, and crumbled blue cheese, finished with a red wine vinaigrette.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Place the eggs in a saucepan and cover them with cold water. Bring the water to a boil over high heat.

    Ingredients used: 4.0 piece Egg

    Cookware: saucepan

  2. Step 2

    Remove the saucepan from the heat, cover it, and let the eggs stand in the hot water.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Cookware: saucepan

  3. Step 3

    Drain the eggs and cool them under cold running water. Peel and quarter them, then set aside.

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board, saucepan

  4. Step 4

    Season the chicken with ⅜ tsp (2 gr) salt and 1 gr black pepper. Heat 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, then cook the chicken for 5–7 minutes per side until its thickest part reaches 74°C.

    Timer: 14 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 1.0 gr Black Pepper, 2.0 piece Chicken Breast, 2.0 gr Fine Salt, 15.0 ml Olive Oil

    Cookware: Food Thermometer, skillet, tongs

  5. Step 5

    Transfer the chicken to a clean cutting board and let it rest, then slice it across the grain.

    Timer: 5 min (fixed)

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board, tongs

  6. Step 6

    Cook the bacon in the skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer it to cool briefly, then crumble it.

    Timer: 8 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 6.0 piece Bacon

    Cookware: skillet, tongs

  7. Step 7

    Spread the romaine over a serving platter. Arrange the tomatoes and avocado over the lettuce.

    Ingredients used: 2.0 piece Avocado, 250.0 gr Cherry Tomato, 300.0 gr Romaine Lettuce

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board, serving platter

  8. Step 8

    Whisk 5 tbsp (75 ml) olive oil with the red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, ⅝ tsp (4 gr) salt, and 1 gr black pepper until emulsified.

    Ingredients used: 1.0 gr Black Pepper, 15.0 gr Dijon Mustard, 4.0 gr Fine Salt, 75.0 ml Olive Oil, 45.0 ml Red Wine Vinegar

    Cookware: mixing bowl, whisk

  9. Step 9

    Arrange the sliced chicken, quartered eggs, bacon, blue cheese, and chives in rows over the salad.

    Ingredients used: 120.0 gr Blue Cheese, 15.0 gr Chive

    Cookware: serving platter

  10. Step 10

    Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad just before serving, or serve it alongside.

    Cookware: mixing bowl, serving platter

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: medium

Cook chicken to 74°C, prevent raw-poultry cross-contamination, and refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours. Use the cooked chicken and eggs within 3–4 days when kept at 4°C or colder.

Risk factors

  • raw poultry
  • eggs
  • perishable cooked meat and dairy