I think you guys know how much I love a big salad for dinner. One of my favorites is this Cobb Salad with Homemade Bleu Cheese Dressing, because it’s got so many different components. So satisfying!
Of course you can use store-bought dressing, but I decided to make my own. You can really control how salty, how creamy, how peppery it is when you make it yourself – plus there are no binders, stabilizers, thickeners, et cetera like there are in bottled dressing. (How else do you think they make that stuff shelf-stable?) This is a basic recipe; feel free to jazz it up with a little lemon juice, hot sauce, or Worcestershire sauce to take it to the next level. You can also add more veggies to the salad or change up the protein. Have at it!
Cobb Salad with Homemade Bleu Cheese Dressing
Ingredients (for 2 servings):
- 1/2 cup crumbled bleu cheese or gorgonzola
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- lots of ground pepper
- washed salad greens, any kind
- 2 hardboiled eggs, sliced
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1 large chicken breast (or use two chicken thighs), cooked and diced
- 2 (or more!) slices bacon, cooked crisp
- sliced or cherry tomatoes (would be great, but I don’t like raw tomatoes)
Directions:
- In a mixing bowl, stir together the bleu cheese, mayo, yogurt, and milk. Grind in lots of black pepper. Let chill in the fridge until you are ready to eat. (Do it a day before and get an even better-tasting dressing!)
- In two large salad bowls, divide the washed salad greens. Into each bowl, add a sliced egg, half of the avocado, the diced chicken, and some bacon crumbles. Drizzle with dressing and serve.
Explore, experiment, enjoy! — Dana
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