Crisp romaine lettuce with rotisserie chicken, chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, fresh avocado, bacon and blue cheese. Smothered in your favorite blue cheese, balsamic or ranch dressing. A meal all by itself!

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Looking for a hearty, main course salad. This is a go-to salad for the middle of winter, springtime luncheon, or to bring to a new mom! It looks hard, but it’s really so very simple.

I made this a few weeks ago for our couples group, we all bring a hearty side to accompany the main dish of the host, however this WAS my main dish! It never fails to be a hit.

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Hearts of Romaine (you determine the number of hearts, approximately ¾ per person if using the salad as a meal)
Black Olives, sliced
Cucumber, chopped small (we love English cucumbers)
Tomatoes
Avocado
Cooked chicken breast, even faster, store-bought rotisserie chicken (if doing Gluten Free, make sure your chicken is GF)
Crisp cooked bacon (figure about 1 ½ slices per person) (if GF, make sure your bacon is GF)

Leave space for shredded Cheddar or mixed shredded cheeses.

Put some real Blue Cheese crumbles on the side (not everyone loves blue cheese, whaaattt??) and serve tossed with the Blue Cheese or Ranch dressing of your choice. (GF dressings if making GF)

Changing it up:

Swap out the chicken for turkey or ham
Add artichoke hearts (brined or marinated)
Add chopped red, yellow or orange sweet peppers
Add sliced or chopped hard-boiled eggs
Toss in some corn (fresh is best, but canned will work)
Feeling crazy? Chop or slice some jicama (an undervalued tuberous root vegetable in my opinion)

Enjoy this recipe? Try these other recipes:

Sweet Maple Apple Pecan Salad

Tropical Mango Berry Salad

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Cobb Salad

Author: Kathleen | The Fresh Cooky
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
Category: Salad, Main Course
Cuisine: American

Description

You will want to try this hearty, simple to make Cobb Salad, this is no side salad, this is hearty and filling, loaded with meats, cheese and veggies!

Scale

Ingredients

2–3 Hearts of Romaine, chopped
½ – 1 English Cucumber, chopped
1 small can of sliced black olives, or about ½ can whole olives, sliced
1 chicken breast, cooked, chopped (or substitute 1-1 ½ cups rotisserie chicken)
2 tomatoes, chopped (roma work nicely)
4–6 slices of bacon, cooked crips, cooled and chopped
1 ripe avocado, chopped
Shredded Cheddar cheese to taste
Blue Cheese or Gorgonzola crumbles (optional)
Favorite blue cheese or ranch dressing

Optional change out or add-ins:

Swap chicken out for chopped turkey or ham
Add artichoke hearts (brined or marinated), chopped
Add red, yellow or orange sweet peppers, chopped
Add sliced or chopped hard-boiled eggs
Get crazy, shred or chop some jicama
Add corn (fresh is best, canned will work)

Instructions

Chop all ingredients in order listed
Add cheddar and blue cheese (optional)
Pour on desired dressing, toss and serve
If making Gluten Free, make sure meats (chicken, bacon) are also GF along with your dressings.

Notes

Keywords: Cobb Salad, Hearty Salad, meet, cheese, veggies, blue cheese salad

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