Chicken Cobb Salad (Dairy Free, Whole30)

A classic healthy chicken cobb salad on a white plate

Chicken Cobb Salad (Dairy Free, Whole30)

A healthy chicken Cobb salad with all the classic toppings: chicken, bacon, avocado, jammy eggs, and topped with ranch dressing. Whole30, paleo, and dairy free.

Prep: 15

Cook: 8

Total: 23

Yield:4 salads

Ingredients

1-2 tablespoons vinegar of choice for boiling eggs
6 large eggs
8 slices bacon cooked until crisp then drained on paper towels
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
8 cups lettuce frisée, green leaf, red leaf, romaine or desired mix
2 cups cooked chicken diced
2 cups grape tomatoes halved
1 ripe avocado peeled and sliced into ¼” slices
ranch dressing about ⅓ cup, see Notes
green onions thinly sliced, for garnish

Instructions

For the Eggs

Bring 8 cups of water to a boil in a large saucepan and add 1-2 tablespoons vinegar of choice. Gently lower eggs into the water and boil 8 minutes for medium-set yolks.
Immediately drain the boiling water after 8 minutes and transfer eggs to an ice water bath. Let sit 5-10 minutes or until chilled. Drain the eggs and return to an empty pan or bowl.
Jiggle and bounce the eggs against one another in the pan until the shells are very broken, and feel almost like mesh. Peel under running water and cut in half lengthwise.

For the Salad

Break bacon strips into ½-1" pieces.
Arrange lettuce of choice on a large plate or platter. Sprinkle salt and freshly ground pepper over then drizzle with about half of ranch.
Arrange remaining toppings over in desired design. Top with remaining ranch dressing and garnish with green onions.

Notes

Make sure your ranch dressing is Whole30 compliant, if on Whole30. My favorite recipe is my Whole30 Dump Ranch Dressing. For a bottled Whole30 ranch dressing, try Primal Kitchen Ranch Dressing. It's dairy-free and made with avocado oil. Totally Whole30 compliant!
For more information on perfectly boiling eggs, check out my article on Perfect Easy Peel Hard and Soft Boiled Eggs here.

Recipe yields approximately 2 large salads or 4 smaller salads. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving out of 4 using the ingredients listed. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 4. Result will be the weight of one serving.

Nutrition

Recipe By:Cheryl Malik