Smoked Bacon and Chicken Cobb Salad
Nutritous and delicious cobb salad created with gourmet, smoked chicken or turkey, artisanal blue cheese, and applewood-smoked bacon makes a festive meal for family and friends.
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Ingredients
- 1 large head red leaf lettuce, torn in bite-size pieces
- 1 pound Nueske smoked bacon, diced, then fried until crisp and drained on paper towels
- 2 Nueske smoked chicken breasts, skin removed, diced into 1/4-inch cubes (1-1 1/2 cups)
- 1 large tomato, diced into 1/4-inch cubes
- 1 red bell pepper, diced into 1/4-inch cubes
- 1 green bell pepper, diced into 1/4-inch cubes
- 1/4 pound blue cheese, crumbled (about 1 cup)
- Dressing: 3 Tablespoons balsamic or red wine vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Pepper to taste
- 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
Optional Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups diced Nueske smoked turkey in place of chicken
Directions
1. Whisk dressing ingredients together in small bowl. In large bowl, toss lettuce with dressing mixture. Divide lettuce onto 4 or 6 plates.
Arrange in strips across lettuce (in this order): chicken cubes, green and red peppers, cheese, tomatoes, and bacon pieces. Serve at room temperature.
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