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Cobb salad, a classic American salad

Cobb salad, a classic American salad

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A large American-style salad with romaine lettuce, chicken, bacon, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, and blue cheese, dressed with a red wine vinaigrette – a tru…

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Recipe from Ef3 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The Cobb salad is a hearty American salad, with its ingredients carefully arranged. It serves as a complete meal.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodcru
  • Estimated cost$8.07 $4.04 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.98
  • $0.34
  • $1.78
  • $0.70
  • $2.99
  • $0.39
  • $0.32
  • $0.48
  • $0.02
  • $0.07

Prices from US supermarkets for 9 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash and dry the lettuce, then tear it into pieces. Chop the tomato and avocado into bite-sized pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cook the bacon until it is crispy, then chop it. Shred the chicken, quarter the hard-boiled eggs, and crumble the blue cheese.
  3. In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. ≈ 4 min
  4. Arrange the lettuce on a large platter, then layer on top the tomatoes, bacon, chicken, eggs, avocado, chives, and blue cheese. Drizzle with the dressing. ≈ 3 min
  5. Add a little chives for decoration and serve immediately. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Cobb salad, a classic American salad

  • 1/2 head of romaine lettuce$0.98
  • 1 tomato$0.34
  • 1 poached and shredded chicken breast$1.78
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs$0.70
  • 1 avocado$2.99
  • chopped chives$0.39
  • 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar$0.32
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil$0.48
  • salt$0.02
  • pepper$0.07

Total$8.07

that's $4.04 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1/2 head of romaine lettuce
  • 1 tomato
  • 2 slices of crispy bacon
  • 1 poached and shredded chicken breast
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs
  • 1 avocado
  • chopped chives
  • 50 g of blue cheese (for example, Roquefort)
  • 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
  • 4 tablespoons of olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

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