Cobb Salad

A Cobb salad is a nutrient dense, main dish American salad made from chopped green salad leaves, tomatoes, crisp bacon, chicken, hard boiled egg, avocado, chives, Roquefort cheese and black olives. Apart from the cheese this is the perfect paleo salad with a good balance of fat and protein. Include the cheese if you eat dairy, it’s certainly adds an extra dimension to this salad.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• Green salad leaves (choose a mixture such as iceberg lettuce, watercress, endive and romaine)
• 2 ripe tomatoes
• Cooked chicken (boiled/ poached, grilled or roasted)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 avocado
• Handful of fresh chives
• Handful pitted black olives
• 50g Roquefort cheese (optional)
• 2 rashers bacon (optional)

For the dressing:

• 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. water
• 1/2 tsp. English mustard powder
• 1/4 clove garlic
• 4 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• Sea salt
• Fresh ground black pepper

Method:

1. Make the dressing first so that the flavours can develop while you make the salad. Crush or finely chop the garlic and add to a small bowl or jar with the mustard powder, vinegar, lemon juice, water and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and whisk to combine. Leave to one aside.
2. Set a pan of water to boil and once boiling gently place the eggs in. Cook for 9 to 10 minutes. Once the eggs are done, drain and rinse under cold water to stop the eggs cooking further.
3. If using bacon, set the grill to high and cook the bacon until crispy. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
4. Tear the salad leaves and place into a large bowl. Chop the tomatoes, chives, black olives and cheese (if using) and scatter over the salad leaves.
5. Peel the eggs and quarter, and then add to the salad. Chop the bacon and scatter over. Toss everything to combine. Divide the salad between two plates
6. Slice the cooked chicken breast and arranged on top of everything else.
7. Cut the avocado around its length, following the circumference of the large stones inside. Twist the two sides between your hands and gently prise them apart – one side will contain the stone, the other will be hollow. Using a sharp knife, that the base of the blade – near hilt – into the avocados stone and twist through 90°.  Pull the knife away and the stone should come away with it.
8. Peel the two halves of avocado and sliced the remaining flesh into 2 to 3 mm thick lengths and place 1/2 sliced avocado over the chicken on each plate.
9. Pour the dressing over the salad and serve immediately.
10. Any extra dressing can be stored in the fridge in a sealed jar and will last 2 to 3 days.

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