Cobb Salad
also called cobb salad · cobb · the cobb · chopped cobb salad · brown derby salad · california cobb
- The Bowl Shop
- serves 4
- recipe says 55 min
- Salads
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 1 lb(450 g)chicken breasts | poach 15 min | dice to one size | lay in rows |
| 1 tspkosher salt | |||
| 1bay leaf | |||
| 6 slicesthick-cut bacon | render 10 min | ||
| 1 large(pitted)avocado | |||
| 2 medium(seeded)ripe tomatoes | |||
| 3 oz(85 g)blue cheese | |||
| 3 largeeggs | boil 8 min, chill hard | peel and halve | |
| 1 head(shredded fine)romaine | |||
| 2 Tbs(sliced thin)chives | |||
| 1/2 cup(120 mL)blue cheese dressing | |||
| The stripes are the recipe. A cobb is never tossed in the kitchen — you look at seven things then mix them yourself | |||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.13 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1poach 15 min
2render 10 min
3boil 8 min, chill hard
5dice to one size
goes in with what steps 1 and 2 made
6lay in rows
goes in with what steps 4 and 5 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 15 min3 of 6 steps give no time
- Needs you
- about 10 min
- If you get it wrong
- Forgiving — every row is cooked and cooled separately, so the only clock is the avocado, and that one starts when you cut it
render 10 min
10 minneeds you(we think)from the start
boil 8 min, chill hard
13 minwalk awayfrom the start
poach 15 min
15 minwalk awayfrom the start
peel and halve
not timed13 min in
dice to one size
not timed15 min in
lay in rows
not timed15 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
- we think
You'll need saucepan · skillet
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Cobb Salad
>> category: Salads
>> tags: chicken, bacon, egg, avocado, blue cheese
>> counters: The Bowl Shop
>> aka: cobb salad, cobb, the cobb, chopped cobb salad, brown derby salad, california cobb
>> pairs-with: blue-cheese-dressing, basic-vinaigrette
>> servings: 4
>> time: 55 min
>> slack: forgiving — every row is cooked and cooled separately, so the only clock is the avocado, and that one starts when you cut it
>> step: render 10 min
Render @thick-cut bacon{6%slices} in a cold #skillet{} over medium heat for ~render{10%min}, then drain it and keep the fat for something else.
>> step: boil 8 min, chill hard
Boil @eggs{3%large} for ~boil{8%min} in water at a bare bubble, then ~chill{5%min} them in ice water.
>> step: poach 15 min
Poach @chicken breasts{1%lb}(450 g) with @kosher salt{1%tsp} and @bay leaf{1} in a #saucepan{} of barely trembling water for ~poach{15%min}, then let them cool in the liquid.
>> step: peel and halve
Peel and halve @&(~2)chilled eggs{}, then cut each half in three along its length.
>> step: dice to one size
Dice @&(~2)poached chicken{}, @&(~4)rendered bacon{}, @avocado{1%large}(pitted), @ripe tomatoes{2%medium}(seeded) and @blue cheese{3%oz}(85 g) into pieces of the same half-inch, keeping each one in its own pile.
>> step: lay in rows
Lay @&(~1)diced rows{} and @&(~2)cut eggs{} in stripes across @romaine{1%head}(shredded fine) and finish with @chives{2%Tbs}(sliced thin) and @blue cheese dressing{1/2%cup}(120 mL) poured down the middle.
The stripes are the recipe. A cobb is never tossed in the kitchen — you look at seven things then mix them yourself.