Easy Cobb Salad Recipe – Made With Leftover Rotisserie Chicken

If your New Year’s Resolution includes eating healthy and updating your diet to include low-carb meals you should add this Easy Cobb salad recipe to your weekly menu rotation.

A deliciously made salad with a simple, yet perfect homemade vinaigrette is one of the best Keto recipes to help you stay on track. The combination of proteins and essential nutrients keeps your body healthy and active.

But what exactly is a Cobb Salad? This famous concoction was created by Robert Cobb in the 1930s when he was preparing for a late-night meal.

Using the leftovers in his restaurant in California, the salad was born and became hugely popular. And it has evolved over time to become a famous salad all over the world.

He transitioned the typical garden salad into one that included more proteins by adding hard boiled eggs and sliced chicken breast. Then, he finishes it off by topping it with blue cheese, crispy bacon, and slices of avocado on the side.

And then, to finally make it into a masterpiece, he made a homemade vinegar dressing that was drizzled on top.

LOW-CARB COBB SALAD INGREDIENTS

One of the reasons why cobb salad is an excellent meal to include in your keto diet is because of its low-carb ingredients.

Moreover, it’s perfect to make use of the leftover ingredients you have after your year-end parties, like leftover rotisserie chicken and more. Below are the ingredients you need to make this delicious low-carb salad.

INGREDIENTS

1. ROTISSERIE CHICKEN OR SLICED CHICKEN BREAST

One of the main ingredients of a Cobb salad is cooked chicken. You can choose to add your leftover rotisserie chicken or cook boneless, skinless chicken breasts for your salad.

And to make it even easier, use our Air Fryer Grilled Chicken recipe!

2. BACON

Adding bacon not only gives you more protein, it also adds a little saltiness to your salad. I prefer to make bacon every Sunday and save the leftovers to use throughout the week. It is a huge time saver!

3. HARD-BOILED EGGS

Hard-boiled eggs are another classic ingredient when it comes to making Cobb salad. You could boil or make Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs for this recipe.

Just be sure that the both the egg whites and yolks are nice and firm when cooked.

4. LETTUCE

Traditionally, cobb salads use a combination of fresh lettuces such as Romaine, watercress, and iceberg. But to make things simple, we’re going to use just Romaine lettuce for this salad.

However, feel free to add other fresh greens if you prefer.

5. TOMATOES

For this Easy Cobb Salad, you also need a few ripe cherry or grape tomatoes to add juiciness to your meal. However, because tomatoes are little higher in carbs, just add a few.

6. AVOCADO

Adding nutritious fruit such as avocado to your low-carb salad is a must. However, be sure to add them right before serving the salad so the flesh does not turn brown.

Optional Ingredient: You can add cubed cheese to the salad if you desire. Simply layer next to the other ingredients, and yes, it is still low-carb!

HOMEMADE DRESSING INGREDIENTS

1. EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

Because we are making a homemade dressing, you will need a little extra virgin olive oil as the base.

2. MINCED GARLIC

You will also need to chop and mince cloves of garlic to add a bit of flavor on your salad dressing. As always I recommend using fresh cloves or garlic, but in a pinch you can use jarred minced garlic instead.

3. DIJON MUSTARD

The mustard is a key ingredient when making your salad dressing, as it acts as an emulsifier.

4. SWEETENER

Since this is a low-carb recipe, choosing the correct sweetener is crucial. I have used both Swerve and Monk Fruit to make the dressing.

5. VINEGAR

This is the main ingredient to make your homemade low-carb Cobb salad dressing. I suggest using red wine or apple cider vinegar.

TOPPING INGREDIENTS

1. BLUE CHEESE

Traditionally this salad is topped with crumbled blue cheese. It adds a unique and delicious taste to your meal. Although, if you don’t like blue cheese, you could substitute Feta cheese instead.

INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE THIS EASY COBB SALAD

Making this salad is simple once you have all the ingredients ready. You can prepare them in advance, to make the process a lot easier.

PREPARE INGREDIENTS

In preparing the ingredients for your cobb salad, there is no particular order to follow. You can either boil the eggs first, followed by cooking the chicken breasts and bacon, then make the dressing or vise versa.

It’s really up to you. You can even prepare the dressing a week before serving the salad.

MAKE THE DRESSING

Cobb salad is literally perfect for various kinds of salad dressing, including French, Keto Ranch, Greek, or Red Wine Vinaigrette dressing. As for this recipe, we decided to use an easy, homemade dressing that uses apple cider vinegar and dijon mustard as the star ingredients.

Start making the dressing by pouring the apple vinegar in a small blender like the Magic Bullet. Or you can also choose to mix the dressing manually, in a mason jar.

Then, add the olive oil, along with the minced garlic plus the dijon and sweetener. Finally, sprinkle with a little salt and pepper to taste, before mixing. Then mix until it thickens and the dressing becomes smooth.

CHOP VEGGIES AND OTHER INGREDIENTS

After preparing the dressing and cooking the chicken or bacon if needed, the next step is to chop the Romaine lettuce. The suggested thickness of each piece is 3/4 inch to make it just large enough for a bite.

If you choose to mix your Cobb salad with other types of lettuce, you should also cut them in similar sizes. Then, chop the tomatoes, avocados, chicken, and bacon into slices based on your preference.

I prefer to make my chicken in smaller, bite size pieces so I don’t have to constantly cut my salad as I eat. However, the choice is up to you.

ARRANGE OR MIX INGREDIENTS

There are two ways to prepare your Easy Cobb Salad. If you want it to look like it’s from a fancy restaurant, arrange all the prepared ingredients creatively on the plate before drizzling the top with some homemade dressing.

Then, garnish with the top with blue cheese.

However, if you are making this for yourself as a quick, low-carb meal, or if you don’t have enough time to make it look fancy, you can toss all the ingredients in a bowl. Then serve with the dressing on the side.

WHY COBB SALAD IS PERFECT FOR KETO DIET

The Keto diet focuses more on eating low-carbs and healthy fat meals. This Cobb salad recipe is a great keto diet meal because of its flavorful ingredients that will keep you full for hours.

It also has green leafy veggies and fruits low in carbohydrates but rich in healthy fats. Furthermore, if you use swerve or Monk fruit as an alternative for sugar in making the dressing, it’s even better.

Although, as mentioned above, be sure to lessen the tomatoes to make your easy Cobb salad a keto-friendly meal. The suggested number of ripe cherry tomatoes to add is three to four to keep the carb count low.

CONCLUSION

Cobb salad is an all-in-one meal for people who are striving to eat a healthy, low-carb diet. Its deliciously perfect combination of nutritious ingredients supplies your body with the right amount of protein, fiber, and healthy fats required when following a Keto diet.

However, for best results, make sure to use fresh ingredients to get the most flavor out of your Cobb salad. In addition, be sure to adjust the ingredients to suit your dietary needs.

Enjoy! Mary

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