Cobb-Style Salad
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
Made famous at the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood, this chicken and avocado salad continues to win accolades.
Servings:
Makes 4 to 6 main-dish servings.
Total Time:
20 mins
Ingredients
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1/2 large headlettuce, shredded (about 6 cups)see savings
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4 mediumskinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cooked, chilled, and cubed, or 3 cups diced cooked chickensee savings
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2medium tomatoes, dicedsee savings
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3hard-cooked eggs, choppedsee savings
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6 slicesbacon, crisp-cooked and crumbledsee savings
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3/4 cupcrumbled blue cheese (3 ounces)see savings
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1 or 2medium avocados, halved, peeled, and cut into wedgessee savings
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1small Belgian endivesee savings
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1 tablespoonsnipped chives or thinly sliced green onion tops (optional)see savings
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1/2 cuppurchased French salad dressingsee savings
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Directions
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On 4 or 6 individual salad plates or on a large platter arrange the shredded lettuce. On top of the lettuce, arrange a row each of chicken, tomatoes, eggs, bacon, and cheese.
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Just before serving, tuck avocado wedges and endive leaves around the edges of the plates or platter. If desired, sprinkle with chives or green onion tops. Serve with dressing. Makes 4 to 6 main-dish servings.
For a lower-fat version
Use a low-fat or low-calorie French salad dressing in place of regular salad dressing and omit the bacon and avocado.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 648, Total Fat 43 g, Saturated Fat 14 g, Cholesterol 289 mg, Sodium 1038 mg, Carbohydrate 18 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 48 g. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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