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Unusual salad made from delicious ingredients.

• 300 g chicken fillet + salt, pepper
• 1 avocado
• 2 eggs
• 50 g bacon
• 50 g blue cheese (I used Dor Blue)
• 7-8 cherry tomatoes (or 2 regular tomatoes)
• 150 g lettuce leaves (I used a mixture of arugula, frisee and lettuce)

• 6 tbsp. l. vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp. l. apple or wine vinegar (or lemon juice)
• 1 tbsp. l. grainy mustard (or 0.5 - 1 tsp regular)
• salt
• pepper

Cobb salad is filling spicy salad American origin, consists entirely of only delicious ingredients– fried chicken fillet, hearty avocado, boiled eggs, crispy bacon, aromatic cheese with mold, juicy cherry tomatoes and a mixture of lettuce leaves. All this splendor is seasoned with a dressing called “vinaigrette” - an emulsion of vegetable oil, vinegar and spices. The salad is, of course, luxurious and the presentation is very impressive. The version of the salad that I prepared is very close to the classic version, but you can safely vary it to suit your taste. If you don't have blue cheese or don't like it, you can use any other spicy cheese, lettuce leaves Almost any kind will also work, and the bacon can be replaced with ham. In general, it will be delicious in any case.
Makes 4 medium servings (as in the photo). You can make 2-3 larger servings, then the salad will become full lunch or dinner.

Preparation:

Cut the bacon into small pieces.

Cut the fillet lengthwise into two slices, salt and pepper on both sides.

Fry the bacon pieces in a frying pan until crispy (do not add oil).
Remove the bacon and place on a plate lined with a paper napkin.

Place in a frying pan chicken fillet(do not wash the bacon after), fry for 4-5 minutes over medium heat.
Turn over and cook for another 4-5 minutes.
Transfer to paper towel, then cut into cubes.

Boil the eggs for 7 minutes after boiling, cool, peel, and cut into small pieces.
Crumble or cut blue cheese small pieces.

Cut the tomatoes into small pieces.

Prepare the avocado.
Don't try to peel the skin off the avocado; if it's soft and ripe, you'll end up with mush rather than neat pieces.
Avocado is prepared as follows:
Using a knife, cut into two halves, along the bone. Rotate the halves 90 degrees, divide into two parts. Then sharply hit the bone with a knife, turn the knife 90 degrees, the bone will easily separate.
Next, holding half an avocado in your hand, cut it into pieces with a knife without cutting through the skin.
Carefully turn the half out and cut off pieces from the skin.

Place all dressing ingredients in a container and shake vigorously with a fork.

Every kitchen in the world has traditional salads. These can be simple and complex mixtures of vegetables, mushrooms, herbs, meat and poultry, various blanks. In American cuisine, a simple Cobb salad is very common, which is an unmixed cut of different ingredients. The salad contains green lettuce or other green lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, eggs, bacon and chicken, cheese and an olive oil dressing.

Like most well-known and common dishes, Cobb salad has many variations. According to one version, the salad is named after Mount Cobb in California, a hundred kilometers from Sacramento; according to the second, it was prepared in the 30s of the last century in one of the restaurants owned by Robert Cobb, who, as usual, mixed the leftover ingredients, added bacon and dressing . History resembles creation. There are many more plausible versions.

Although the salad is often served as a mixture, a notable feature of the presentation is that the ingredients are laid out in rows. By this sign he is easy to recognize. As a rule, the salad is served on a large flat plate. The rest of the ingredients are laid out on a layer of shreds of lettuce leaves in even or curly rows. Just before serving, the salad is tossed with vinaigrette dressing - a mixture of olive oil and food acid (vinegar, citrus juice).

Cobb salad is considered a classic, and it has a generally accepted recipe. They say that the name, or rather the slogan “Eat this!” The Cobb Salad”, the recipe is already included.

The first time I tried Cobb salad, I was a little taken aback. First of all, it was simple and beautiful. Secondly, it was filling. Thirdly, a very unexpected layout - for us, accustomed to and. There are many salads arranged in rows in the world, for example and. In Bulgaria, a popular appetizer is “redena salata” - a salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, and other fresh vegetables, laid in rows and mixed. This principle exists even among domestic salads - often all the ingredients are laid out separately on a dish and mixed together on the table.

Cobb salad. Step by step recipe

Ingredients (2 servings)

• Lettuce or romaine 1 bunch
• Cherry tomatoes" 6-8 pcs
• Bacon 100 g
• Chicken fillet 1 piece
• Quail eggs 6-8 pcs
• Avocado 1 piece
• Green onions 3-4 pcs
• Olive oil, vinegar, salt, sugar, Dijon mustard, black pepper for the sauce

1. Cobb salad is made from fried bacon and chicken fillet, hard-boiled eggs - this is the part of the ingredients that requires heat treatment. Quail eggs can be replaced with a couple of chicken eggs. The vegetable part will not cause any difficulties. Wash the salad leaves in advance and place them in cold water to restore their elasticity. Then they need to be dried from drops of moisture.

   Main ingredients for salad

2. If the salad is to be dressed with the usual olive oil and vinegar mixture, the dressing can be prepared before serving. We will prepare more in advance complex refueling– it tastes better and goes perfectly with similar salads. Peel a small purple or white sweet onion and chop very finely. Salt and pepper, add 1 tsp. sugar, 1-2 tsp. wine vinegar. Dijon mustard is perfect for the dressing - add 1 tsp. Mix the dressing mixture and place it in the refrigerator.

   Prepare salad dressing

3. Bacon or meat pork belly cut into large cubes. Stirring occasionally, fry bacon in a skillet over medium heat. The bacon pieces should have thoroughly rendered the fat and become crispy and a nice dark color. Place the fried bacon on a plate covered with a paper towel to drain excess fat.

   Fry bacon cubes until slightly crispy.

4. Pour off most of the rendered fat from the pan. Beat the chicken fillet a little with a flat hammer or the block of a knife so that the meat is even in thickness. Place the fillet in a frying pan and fry until cooked and golden brown. The fillet should cool slightly and be slightly warm.

   Fry chicken fillet

5. Cobb salad is easy to serve on a large, flat-bottomed plate. If the plate is square, then the laid rows of ingredients will be the same length; on a round plate, it is better to lay out the ingredients in arcs. Tear washed and dried lettuce leaves into shreds and place on a plate in an even layer. You can take another salad, or even a mixture of salads - they are often sold. Iceberg lettuce, watercress, and oakleaf are good options.

   Place shreds of green salad leaves on a plate

6. Cut the fried chicken fillet into narrow strips or cubes. It is better to cut across the grain and with a very sharp knife so that the chicken pieces retain their shape. Place two strips of bacon and fried chicken on both sides of the plate on a plate on top of the green salad.

   Place bacon on salad and fried chicken

7. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and arrange them in two strips along the very edge of the plate. Lightly salt the tomatoes. If using regular ripe tomatoes, they can be cut into slices or cubes. Peel the quail eggs and cut them in half. If the recipe uses chicken eggs, they should be cut into large pieces. Place the eggs in a strip in the middle of the plate, leaving room for the avocado.

   Place eggs and tomatoes in strips

8. Cut the avocado fruit in half and remove the pit, as for. Peel the fruit from the hard outer skin and cut the pulp into cubes. Place the avocado in the empty space in the middle of the plate next to the eggs. Blue cheese – Roquefort, Danablu, Dorblu, Gorgonzola, you can use any one. Crumble the cheese with your fingers or cut into cubes and spread it over the tomatoes. Chop the green onion and sprinkle it over the Cobb salad.

The world famous American Cobb salad is a classic that has not lost its popularity for almost a century. For myself, I call it “Three Wishes Salad” - tasty, beautiful, and most importantly fast. This irresistible dish can be prepared for both a family dinner and festive table. It really looks just gorgeous! But the highlight of the Cobb salad lies in the dressing - it brings together completely different ingredients, highlighting special taste each of them.

Ingredients:

• celery stalks - 70 grams (replace with fresh cucumber);
• quail eggs- 8-9 pieces (chicken - 4 pieces);
• tomatoes - 150 grams;
• chicken fillet (fried) - 180 grams;
• avocado - 1 piece;
• hard cheese - 100 grams;
• lettuce leaves - 80-100 grams.

For refueling:

• Dijon (grainy) mustard - 1 teaspoon;
• apple cider vinegar - 2 tablespoons;
• olive oil- 4 tablespoons;
• salt - ⅓ teaspoon;
• honey or sugar - 1 teaspoon.

Real Cobb salad. Step by step recipe

1. We tear the lettuce leaves with our hands and place them on a large flat dish.
2. Cut the celery stalks 1 centimeter thick and place them in one long row on the lettuce leaves on one side of the plate. Celery can be replaced with fresh cucumber.
3. Tip: Lay out all the ingredients in fairly tight rows so that everything fits. Before you lay out the salad, roughly calculate the same places for each ingredient.
4. Boil the eggs hard (for quail eggs - 5 minutes from the moment of boiling, for chicken eggs - 8-10 minutes). Remove from heat and immediately transfer them to cold water - due to the temperature difference, the eggs will peel well. Cut quail eggs into 4 parts, and chicken eggs into 6-8 parts. And carefully lay them out in the second row next to the celery.
5. Cut medium-sized tomatoes into 4 parts and cut into small slices (0.5 centimeters thick). Place them in the same long row after the eggs.
6. Cut the fried chicken fillet into cubes approximately 1 centimeter thick. When frying the fillet, you can season it with any spices (I mainly use curry and basil). Fried chicken fillet can be replaced with ham or smoked chicken breast.
7. Divide the avocado into 4 parts, peel the skin and cut into medium strips 0.5-0.7 centimeters thick. Place on a plate.
8. Cut the hard cheese into small cubes, approximately 0.5 centimeters thick. Place after the avocado.
9. Step-by-step preparation of the dressing: combine olive oil (extra virgin) with apple cider vinegar, mustard, salt, add honey and garlic, grated on a fine grater. Beat everything well until a nice homogeneous mass. Instead of apple cider vinegar, you can use any fruit vinegar or lemon juice. If you do not consume honey, you can replace it with sugar. Only in this case, whisk the dressing until the sugar is completely dissolved.
10. Pour the dressing into a saucepan and serve separately with the salad.

The American Cobb Salad turned out great! Another plus of this original presentation- guests can put on their plate exactly the foods they are eating, and then top them with dressing. This salad is prepared immediately before serving, as the vegetables may wilt over time, and the sauce can be prepared in advance. Cook simple, healthy and original dishes! Bon appetit!

The salad appeared only in 1930, but has already gained popularity among food lovers. Its main feature is that the components of the dish are not mixed with each other, but are laid out separately on green leaves salad

Prepare the salad according to the following scheme:

1. To prepare the dressing, mince a clove of garlic.
2. Mix it with mustard, lemon, vinegar and olive oil.
3. Add salt, whisk well and pour into the sauce bowl.
4. Fry the bacon strips. Then place it on baking paper and bake for 15 minutes at 180 C. Coarsely chop the dried bacon with a knife.
5. Boil the chicken fillet, cool and cut into cubes.
6. Boil the eggs hard and chop in an egg slicer.
7. Cut the avocado into cubes and sprinkle with lemon juice.
8. Dice the tomato and cheese.
9. Tear the lettuce leaves into large pieces and place them on a plate.
10. Place a number of chopped ingredients on them in strips or serve Cobb salad, as in the photo.

Serve the salad dressing separately.

American Cobb salad: its varieties

Based classic salad You can prepare equally delicious versions of Cobb. What ingredients can be changed:

• Instead of romaine lettuce, you can use iceberg or endive lettuce.
• Add olives cut in half to the salad.
• Chicken fillet is grilled on both sides. To keep the meat tender, marinate it for 25-30 minutes. If desired, the breast can also be baked.
• Cheddar cheese is replaced with blue cheese such as Dor Blue.
• Thin feathers of green onions are also added to the salad.
• Some salad options include the addition of celery: 1-2 stalks.

By adding even one new ingredient, you will get a new taste.

To make the salad look brighter when serving, boiled eggs are divided into whites and yolks. They are cut separately and poured into independent strips on lettuce leaves. You can also sprinkle the top of the entire salad with yolks and whites.

Refueling may also vary. To do this, mix chopped garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, mustard, olive oil and Worcestershire sauce. For variety, mix two types of mustard - Dijon and mustard with grains in a 1:1 ratio. The dressing may be slightly sweet if you add 1 tsp. Sahara.

Use your imagination and you'll get the perfect Cobb salad for you.

Cobb salad - bright, filling and very delicious dish, classic American cuisine. The list of ingredients immediately arouses interest, because the most delicious and perfectly combined products are successfully selected here: fried chicken fillet, juicy tomatoes, crispy bacon, boiled eggs, ripe avocado, fresh lettuce and spicy blue cheese. All this magnificent “assortment” is seasoned with a simple dressing based on vegetable oil and mustard. The result is a luxurious dish with a very impressive appearance!

This version of Cobb salad is very close to the classic version, but you can make your own adjustments if you wish. For example, fillet can not only be fried, but also baked, more affordable ham can be used instead of bacon, etc. But still, it is not recommended to deviate too much from the Cobb salad recipe, since everything is perfectly balanced here.

Ingredients for 3-4 servings:

• chicken (fillet) - 300 g;
• raw smoked bacon - 50 g;
• avocado - 1 pc.;
• eggs - 2 pcs.;
• blue cheese (Dor Blue or the like) - 50 g;
• cherry tomatoes - 7-8 pcs.;
• lettuce leaves - 100-150 g;
• salt, pepper - to taste.

For refueling:

• vegetable (refined) oil - 6 tbsp. spoon;
• lemon juice or vinegar 6% - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• mustard - 0.5-1 teaspoon.

1. Cut the bacon into small narrow strips and fry in a clean and dry frying pan until lightly crunchy. Do not add oil during frying! Place the finished bacon pieces on paper napkins to absorb excess fat.
   
2. Cut a piece of fillet lengthwise into two plates of equal thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides. Fry in a frying pan freed from bacon for 4-5 minutes on each side (medium heat).
   
3. Cool the fried chicken on paper towels and then cut into small cubes.
   
4. Crumble the cheese by hand or cut it into small pieces. Ideally, blue cheese like Dor Blue is used for cobb salad, but if you don’t like it, you can prepare this dish at home with another cheese of your choice.
   
5. Cut the boiled eggs into small pieces.
   
6. We divide the cherry into quarters.
   
7. Cut the avocado in half lengthwise. We remove the bone and cut off the skin. Cut the pulp of the exotic fruit into cubes.
   
8. To dress Cobb salad, combine oil, mustard and lemon juice (or vinegar). Shake the liquid vigorously with a fork.
   
9. After washing and drying the lettuce leaves, tear them into arbitrary pieces. Add half the dressing to the greens and stir.
   
10. Place lettuce leaves on a suitable sized plate. We sort the remaining components of the Cobb salad in rows on top - eggs, cherry tomatoes, cheese, chicken fillet, bacon and avocado.
    
11. Drizzle our colorful “assortment” with the remaining dressing. If desired, the salad can be mixed or eaten directly - in strips.
    

Cobb salad is a very impressive colorful dish that can easily replace lunch or dinner. Bon appetit!