Cobb Salad

Name: Cobb Salad
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Salad
Ingredients: 4 cups finely chopped romaine or cos lettuce; 2 cups chopped watercress; 2 cups chopped chicory or endive; 2 cups cooked chicken breast, diced; 8 slices bacon, crisp and crumbled; 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped; 2 ripe avocados, diced; 2 cups diced tomatoes; 4 oz (115 g) Roquefort or blue cheese, crumbled; 3 tbsp chopped chives; 3/4 cup Brown Derby-style dressing or red-wine vinaigrette

Neatly arrayed rows of chicken, bacon, egg, blue cheese, avocado, and tomato.

Prep: 35 min
Cook: 0 min
Total: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Difficulty: easy

Times include any resting, chilling, or marinating Scale the servings below Cooked in the test kitchen

Method

01
Combine the chopped greens and spread them evenly over a large platter.
02
Arrange chicken, bacon, eggs, avocado, tomatoes, and blue cheese in distinct parallel rows across the greens.
03
Scatter with chives. Present the salad composed, then toss tableside with dressing just before serving.
04
Tip: The original Brown Derby presentation uses very finely chopped ingredients and distinct stripes.

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