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Cobb Salad with Bacon Dressing - Cooking with Tami
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Cobb Salad with Bacon Dressing

The dressing makes this salad perfect.
Course Main Course
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 thick-cut bacon slices
  • 1 head romaine lettuce chopped
  • 2 hard boiled eggs peeled and cut into wedges
  • 3 grilled chicken breasts sliced
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1 ripe avocado chopped
  • 4 oz. blue cheese crumbled
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar

Instructions
 

  • Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until crisp.  Transfer bacon to a plate lined with paper towels, reserving drippings in skillet.       
  • Pour drippings into a small bowl; set aside to cool slightly.
  • Set bacon aside.   Reserve 1 bacon slice.  Roughly chop remaining 3 bacon slices, and toss in a large bowl with lettuce, eggs, chicken, tomatoes, avocado, and cheese.
  • Crumble reserved bacon slice into a food processor.  Add garlic, salt, pepper, and sugar; pulse until finely chopped, about 5 times.
  • Add reserved drippings, olive oil, and vinegar; process until blended.
  • Drizzle over the salad and toss well.

Notes

Recipe from Southern Living Magazine.