Cobb Salad with The Best Creamy Lemon Dressing
Everything in this salad is 100 percent delicious. But the best part is the salad dressing. It is creamy, lemony tangy goodness. Of course the crispy bacon and well seasoned chicken add more yummy flavors but this dressing is to die for. The chicken is seasoned with salt, onion and garlic powders and grilled to juicy perfection in a pan.
The soft boiled eggs and avocado add another layer of creaminess too. I almost forgot to mention the chives – my personal favorite herb on the planet. Everything comes together to form this incredible salad. You will not regret making this one!
So if you’re prepping this salad ahead of time for an event or your weeks meals, please prepare your dressing separately from your salad and add to the ingredients as needed.
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Epic Cobb Salad with Creamy Lemon Dressing
Ingredients
Dressing:
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt (or sour cream)
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 medium lemon, zested + juiced
- salt and pepper to taste
Salad:
- 3 heads romaine lettuce
- 2 soft boiled eggs, chopped
- 2 avocados, chopped
- 1.5 cups mini tomatoes, sliced
- 1/3 cup chives, chopped
- 8 strips bacon, sliced
Chicken:
- 1.5 lbs chicken breasts
- salt, garlic powder + onion powder to taste
- 1 tbs olive oil
Instructions
Dressing:
- In the bottom of your very large salad bowl, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients until smooth. Taste and adjust anything you like.
Salad:
- Cook your bacon in a large non stick skillet until crispy. Remove from the pan and use a paper towel to wipe it clean.
Chicken:
- Slice your chicken breasts in half lengthwise, to produce to flat cutlets. Season both sides with salt, onion and garlic powders to taste. Cook on the same skillet, oiled, for 4 minutes per side or until internal temperature reaches 165°F. Let the meat rest for at least 5 minutes and then chop it up into large cubes.
- Add all of the ingredients to your salad bowl and toss to coat.
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I have genuinely had this salad nearly every day for the past 2 weeks! Obsessed, making my own versions of it each time ^.^ Thanks so much!
Hi Nora, that’s so awesome!! Glad you’re into this salad – it is a GEM!
Amazing! So delicious. My husband really doesn’t like most salads, but he really likes this! Great recipe.
Vi, experimentei e ficou uma delicia, obrigada pelas receitas maravilhosas 🙂
Sooo good! Dressing is amazing!
Hi Anne, glad you liked this salad!
I really liked the recipe, but found the dressing a bit too sour, so added some honey, which really completed the dish for me:)
Hi Ida, Yes, all dressings and dip are prepared to taste! Always taste and adjust all recipes to your preference! Cheers!
Wasn’t diggin’ the dressing so I jazzed it up w some mayo, worchestershire, red wine vinegar and some anchovy paste. Much better.
A delicious Keto friendly salad for my summer!!! Thank you for posting on TikTok 😊
Just finished eating this…. it is absolutely delicious ❤️ I’ve made more for dinner tonight and husbands lunch tomorrow, the dressing is amazing 👏
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Just made this today for lunch, I used oikos greek yogurt vanilla flavored in the dressing cause thats all I had and I couldnt taste the vanilla at all, I substituted regular bacon for turkey bacon, overall a delicious recipe =)
How many servings is this recipe?
Really really yummy! I’ll definitely be making this regularly!
Hello. Which Dijon mustard did you use? Brand name? Thanks.
Hi Niti, The brand Dijon I use is MAILLE
You have a winner with this one! My daughter, generally pretty picky, loved the salad even though it was missing avocado and bacon… Served it with rice and beans… a bit weird but seemed to work. Love your posts. Keep the great recipes coming!
Hi Kourtney, Thank you so much for the kind message and I’m really glad even the picky eaters enjoyed it!
The dressing just wow I did have to substitute the oil for avocado lemon oil cause it’s all I had but just wow!!! Made it for meal prep and it was a huge hit in our office.
Hi Fabi, I’m so happy you tried it and loved it! Thanks for the kind review too!!
Salad is absolutely delicious, healthy, easy to make and ingredients are usually on hand
Thank you for this wonderful salad …great addition to family dinner or barbeque