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Cobb Salad

Cobb Salad
36 min · 28 min active · makes 4 pieces · ~4.7 kg · Medium

Cobb salad of pan-cooked chicken breast, crisp bacon, hard-boiled egg, avocado, tomato and crumbled blue cheese on mixed leaves, tossed in a Dijon vinaigrette. Serves 4.

Ingredients
0/20 gathered · 4 servings
8piece
2,000ml
4piece
600g
1pinch
1pinch
1clove
3tbsp
1tsp
1tsp
1pinch
135ml
1piece
1piece
60g
1piece
3piece
2piece
120g
15g
Tools
16 items
Serveware
1 item
Procedure
56 steps
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Heat the oven to 200 °C.

200°C
⏱ 10 min
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Lay the bacon rashers in a single layer on the baking tray.

Back bacon rashers · 8 piece
⏱ 10s
ResultBack bacon rashers
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Slide the baking tray into the oven.

⏱ 10s
ResultBack bacon rashers
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Roast the bacon until it is deeply golden and crisp all over.

200°C
⏱ 20 min
ResultCrispy roasted bacon
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Using oven gloves, remove the baking tray from the oven and set it on the counter to cool.

⏱ 10s
ResultCrispy roasted bacon
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Leave the bacon to cool completely on the tray.

⏱ 5 min
ResultCooled crispy bacon
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Roughly chop the cooled bacon into small pieces.

⏱ 30s
ResultRoughly chopped crispy bacon
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Pour the water into the saucepan.

Water · 1,500 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultWater
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Bring the water to a rolling boil over high heat.

⏱ 5 min
ResultBoiling water
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Lower the eggs one by one into the boiling water with a spoon.

Egg · 4 piece
⏱ 15s
ResultBoiling water and egg
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Boil the eggs for 10 minutes, maintaining a steady boil.

⏱ 10 min
ResultHard-boiled eggs
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Drain the eggs into a colander.

⏱ 15s
ResultHard-boiled eggsused in step 14
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Fill the bowl with cold water.

Water · 500 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultWater
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Transfer the drained eggs into the cold water.

⏱ 15s
ResultWater and hard-boiled eggs
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Let the eggs sit in the cold water until cool enough to handle.

⏱ 5 min
ResultCooled hard-boiled eggs
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Gently tap each egg on the board to crack the shell, then peel it away completely.

⏱ 1 min
ResultPeeled hard-boiled eggs
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Cut each peeled egg into 4 wedges.

⏱ 30s
ResultQuartered hard-boiled eggs
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Heat the olive oil in the frying pan, then lay the chicken breasts in it.

Chicken breast · 600 gExtra-virgin olive oil · 1 tbsp
⏱ 10s
ResultChicken breast
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Season the chicken on both sides with salt.

Salt · 1 pinch
⏱ 5s
ResultChicken breast and salt
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Season the chicken on both sides with black pepper.

Ground black pepper · 1 pinch
⏱ 5s
ResultChicken breast and salt and ground black pepper
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Cook the chicken over a medium-high heat for about 6–8 minutes per side until cooked through with no pink remaining. Check the thickest piece reads 74 °C on a thermometer.

⏱ 14 min
ResultCooked chicken breasts
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Transfer the cooked chicken to the chopping board.

⏱ 10s
ResultCooked chicken breasts
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Leave the chicken to rest for 5 minutes so the juices settle.

⏱ 5 min
ResultRested cooked chicken
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Slice the rested chicken across the grain into neat strips.

⏱ 45s
ResultSliced cooked chickenused in step 43
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Place the garlic clove on the board.

Garlic · 1 clove
⏱ 5s
ResultGarlic
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Crush the garlic clove flat with the side of the knife and slip off the skin.

⏱ 15s
ResultPeeled garlic clove
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Mince the peeled garlic as finely as possible until it is almost a paste.

⏱ 30s
ResultMinced garlicused in step 32
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Pour the red wine vinegar into the small bowl.

Red wine vinegar · 3 tbsp
⏱ 5s
ResultRed wine vinegar
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Add the Dijon mustard to the bowl.

Dijon mustard · 1 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultDijon mustard and red wine vinegar
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Add the Worcestershire sauce to the bowl.

Worcestershire sauce · 1 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultDijon mustard and red wine vinegar and worcestershire sauce
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Add a pinch of sugar to the bowl.

Sugar · 1 pinch
⏱ 5s
ResultDijon mustard and red wine vinegar mixture
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Scrape the minced garlic into the bowl.

⏱ 5s
ResultDijon mustard and red wine vinegar mixture
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Whisk everything together until well combined.

⏱ 20s
ResultVinegar-mustard base
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Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while whisking constantly until the dressing is emulsified and slightly thickened.

Extra-virgin olive oil · 120 ml
⏱ 30s
ResultCobb salad dressingused in step 52
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Place the romaine lettuce on the chopping board.

Romaine lettuce · 1 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultRomaine lettuce
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Roughly chop the romaine into bite-sized pieces.

⏱ 45s
ResultRoughly chopped romaine
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Transfer the chopped romaine into the large salad bowl.

⏱ 10s
ResultRoughly chopped romaine
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Place the iceberg lettuce on the chopping board.

Iceberg lettuce · 1 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultIceberg lettuce
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Roughly chop the iceberg into bite-sized chunks.

⏱ 45s
ResultRoughly chopped iceberg
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Add the chopped iceberg to the salad bowl.

⏱ 10s
ResultRoughly chopped iceberg and roughly chopped romaine
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Add the watercress to the salad bowl, discarding any thick stalks.

Watercress · 60 g
⏱ 10s
ResultRoughly chopped iceberg and roughly chopped romaine and watercress
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Place the chicory on the chopping board.

Chicory · 1 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultChicory
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Slice the chicory crossways into thin rounds, discarding the bitter root end.

⏱ 30s
ResultSliced chicory
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Add the sliced chicory to the salad bowl.

⏱ 10s
ResultRoughly chopped iceberg and roughly chopped romaine mixture
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Place the tomatoes on the chopping board.

Plum tomatoes · 3 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultPlum tomatoes
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Quarter each tomato into neat wedges.

⏱ 30s
ResultQuartered plum tomatoesused in step 55
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Place the avocados on the chopping board.

Avocado · 2 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultAvocado
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Run a knife around each avocado lengthways and twist the halves apart.

⏱ 20s
ResultHalved avocados
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Scoop the stone out of each avocado half with a spoon.

⏱ 15s
ResultPitted avocado halves
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Peel the skin away from each avocado half with your fingers.

⏱ 20s
ResultPeeled avocado halves
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Slice each peeled avocado half lengthways into neat strips.

⏱ 30s
ResultSliced avocadoused in step 54
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Spoon just enough dressing over the salad leaves to lightly coat them, then toss gently to combine.

⏱ 15s
ResultDressed salad leaves
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Spread the dressed salad leaves out across the large serving platter.

⏱ 20s
ResultDressed salad leaves
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Arrange the sliced chicken, quartered eggs, quartered tomatoes, and sliced avocado in neat rows across the top of the leaves.

⏱ 1 min
ResultArranged cobb salad toppings
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Scatter the roughly chopped crispy bacon evenly over the platter.

⏱ 15s
ResultArranged cobb salad toppings and quartered plum tomatoes
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Place the blue cheese onto the platter.

Blue cheese · 120 g
⏱ 5s
ResultArranged cobb salad toppings and quartered plum tomatoes and blue cheese
Total Time36 min
Serving
  1. Crumble the blue cheese between your fingers and scatter the pieces evenly over the whole salad.
  2. Snip the chives with scissors directly over the platter, then serve the remaining dressing alongside.
Nutrition
per serving
Estimated · pre-cooking · 95% ingredients covered
NutrientPer serving
1,041kcal
65g
79g
21g
17g
5g
9g
945mg
Ingredients0/20
Tools0/15