The traditional Cobb Salad with a "Have It Your Way" twist! Pair your favorite greens, veggies, fruits, and toppings to create your own, perfect Cobb Salad!

Recipe: The “Have it Your Way” Cobb Salad

I love salads, but probably one of my all-time favorites is my “Have it Your Way” Cobb Salad. Although it definitely has its roots in a traditional Cobb Salad, it’s not a slave to any particular ingredient list. Instead, it’s all about creating a salad from fresh ingredients you love and have on hand!

The Traditional Cobb Salad With A &Quot;Have It Your Way&Quot; Twist! Pair Your Favorite Greens, Veggies, Fruits, And Toppings To Create Your Own, Perfect Cobb Salad!

Now I won’t lie, I always seem to make my Cobb Salad with some hard-boiled eggs, avocados, and tomatoes, but if one of those ingredients doesn’t work for you, leave it out or substitute something else. For example, if you don’t like tomatoes, use red peppers instead. The same is true when it comes to the meat. I usually chop up a poached chicken breast, but if I have some leftover turkey, that works great. Sometimes I even opt to make my Cobb Salad vegetarian-style with some chickpeas, beans, and nuts.

Here’s my promise. If you make this salad with ingredients your family loves, this will be a rock star, popular dinner for you! Why? Because each family member can customize their salad to their own tastes. If your son doesn’t like tomatoes—he can leave them off. If your daughter is eating vegetarian this week, she can avoid the meat. All the research (and my personal experience) proves:  meals where family members can have some degree of control and express their personal tastes are always more popular—even if it’s a salad!

So let’s get chopping up some ingredients for this salad. And while you’re at it, invite your kids into the kitchen to help. They may whine and complain, and at first it may be easier to prepare meals without them. Regardless, over the long haul it will be time well spent for you and them!

Cheers!

Bruce

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The Traditional Cobb Salad With A &Quot;Have It Your Way&Quot; Twist! Pair Your Favorite Greens, Veggies, Fruits, And Toppings To Create Your Own, Perfect Cobb Salad!

The “Have It Your Way” Cobb Salad


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  • Author: Bruce Bradley
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 6 -8 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 810 cups assorted lettuce greens (about 1 1/22 heads, washed, dried, and chopped)

Toppings:

  • 1 avocado (diced)
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs (diced)
  • 1/21 cup cheese
  • 2 cups tomatoes (diced or red peppers)
  • 1 cup cooked chicken (diced (1 chicken breast))
  • 1/2 pound cooked bacon or ham (chopped)
  • 1/21 cup fruit
  • 1 lemon (juiced)
  • Homemade Red Wine Vinaigrette

Instructions

  1. Wash, dry, and chop lettuce greens.
  2. Prepare and chop other ingredients. Sprinkle some lemon juice on avocado and any fruit that will brown to keep it looking nice and fresh!
  3. Arrange lettuce greens on a large platter.
  4. Down the center of the lettuce-covered platter arrange a strip of diced tomatoes. Add a strip of each of your ingredients, doing your best to create an appealing variety of colors.
  5. Get out some salad tongs and serve with a homemade red wine vinaigrette or dressing of your choice.
  6. Enjoy!

Notes

We recommend organic ingredients when possible.

Here are some delicious ingredient options for the above recipe:
Lettuce greens—romaine, arugula, watercress, endive, escarole
Cheese—blue cheese, white cheddar, goat cheese
Fruit—apple, pear, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, mangoes, pitted dark sweet cherries
Cooked Meat—diced chicken breast, turkey breast, ham, bacon

If you’re looking for vegetarian options, chickpeas, white beans, kidney beans, pistachios, almonds, or sunflower seeds can be great non-traditional ways to make a Cobb Salad vegetarian style!

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Salads & Sides

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The Traditional Cobb Salad With A &Quot;Have It Your Way&Quot; Twist! Pair Your Favorite Greens, Veggies, Fruits, And Toppings To Create Your Own, Perfect Cobb Salad!
The Traditional Cobb Salad With A &Quot;Have It Your Way&Quot; Twist! Pair Your Favorite Greens, Veggies, Fruits, And Toppings To Create Your Own, Perfect Cobb Salad!

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  1. Although I am relatively familiar with many cooking sites, today was the first time I ran across yours. Bravo to you for more healthy eating. I have been trying to free my life from processed foods for a while now. More people should be willing to give it a try…not only for their health, but for the sheer joy of tasting something that has not been changed by preservatives. Here’s to happier, healthier eating!

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