Southwest Cobb Salad

A Southwest style cobb salad recipe in a big bowl.

5 from 4 votes

We love this version of a Southwest Cobb Salad! It's loaded with all the yummy bits, has basic structure of a delicious cobb salad, but ramped up to give it southwest style vibes! Our cilantro-ranch dressing is super addictive and pairs perfectly with this entree salad!

Prep Time20

Cook Time5

Total Time25

Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 588kcal

Author: Teri & Jenny

Ingredients

chipotle-honey chicken

3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons minced chipotles in adobe sauce
1 pound cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed into ½ inch pieces (about 2-2 1/2 chicken breasts)

dressing

1 recipe homemade ranch dressing
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 lime, juiced

salad

2 hearts of romaine, chopped into 1 inch pieces
16 cherry tomatoes halved
1 cup sweet corn kernels (from 2 ears of corn)
2 thinly sliced Persian cucumbers
4 thinly sliced radishes
1 cubed avocado
3 cubed hard boiled eggs
4 strips cooked bacon cut into ½-inch pieces
1 1/2 cups Fritos
1 cup crumbled queso fresco
¾ cup canned black beans drained and rinsed
2 thinly sliced green onions
cracked black pepper to taste

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Instructions

chicken

Pour honey and chipotle in adobe into a small mixing bowl.
Whisk together.
Add chicken and toss together until chicken is completely and evenly coated.

dressing

In a blender, combine dressing cilantro and lime juice. Blend until smooth.

salad assembly

Combine romaine and 2/3 dressing into a large salad bowl and toss together until evenly coated.
Top romaine with piles of the remaining ingredients.
Drizzle with remaining dressing and finish with black pepper.
Toss together and serve.

Notes

Lettuce Washing Tips

To easily wash lettuce for this Cobb salad (and any other chopped salad), follow these simple steps:

Chop lettuce into bite-sized pieces with a clean knife and cutting board.

Add the chopped lettuce to a bowl of cold water and let the leaves soak for a few minutes, gently agitating them with your hand to loosen any dirt or particles on the leaves.

If you have a salad spinner, add chopped lettuce leaves to the spinner basket and let cold water run over them to remove any debris. Then, spin the leaves until most of the water has been removed.

Without a salad spinner, add the leaves to a strainer, run under cold water for a few minutes, then let most of the water run off. Gently dry with a clean cloth or paper towel until mostly dry.

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