COBB SALAD WITH BALSAMIC SHALLOT VINAIGRETTE RECIPE | EPICURIOUS.COM

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It is a salad, but cobb salad was never meant to be a healthful or low-fat dish. Because Ryan Howard is a conscientious eater, however, this version is a lighter version that still packs some punch from the familiar flavors of the original. Use reduced-fat blue cheese and turkey bacon, serve the dressing on the side, and dig into this classic mega-salad.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons minced shallots
2 8-ounce skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 8-ounce romaine hearts, washed, dried, and torn into bite-sized pieces
2 large ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced
2 ripe avocados, pitted, peeled, and diced
8 strips turkey bacon, cooked and coarsely chopped
2 hard-boiled eggs, coarsely chopped
1 cup (4 ounces) crumbled reduced-fat blue cheese

Steps:

  • To make the vinaigrette, combine the vinegar, salt,
  • and pepper in a blender. With the machine running,
  • gradually add the oil. Add the shallots and pulse
  • briefly to combine. Pour into a serving bowl and set
  • aside.
  • Pound each chicken breast half between 2 heavy duty
  • plastic bags with a flat meat pounder to an even
  • 2-inch thickness. Season with the salt and pepper.
  • Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high
  • heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning halfway
  • through cooking, until golden brown on both sides,
  • about 6 minutes. Add ΒΌ cup water, reduce the heat
  • to medium-low, and cover. Simmer until the chicken
  • feels firm when pressed in the center, about 8 minutes.
  • Uncover, increase the heat to high, and cook until
  • the liquid is evaporated and the chicken is sizzling,
  • about 1 minute. Transfer chicken to a carving board
  • and let cool. Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
  • Spread the lettuce on a large platter. Top with the
  • chicken, tomatoes, avocados, bacon, hard-boiled
  • eggs, and blue cheese arranged in rows. Serve immediately,
  • with the vinaigrette passed on the side.
  • Adapted from Diamond Dishes by Julie Loria (Lyons Press/ $24.95) Excerpts copyright 2011 by Julie Loria, with permission of Lyons Press

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