Below is a simple and delicious recipe for Cobb salad. Notice it is vegetarian - a healthier alternative to the traditional Cobb salad as the chicken, bacon, iceberg lettuce, and blue cheese have been omitted and replaced with more nutrient dense power foods such as avocado and flax meal. If you would like to increase the protein content, you can add sliced grilled chicken breast back to the ingredient list.
Vegetarian Cobb Salad: (Serves 2)
Ingredients:
2 eggs, hard cooked, chopped
1 head romaine lettuce, coarsely chopped
1 bunch watercress, cut ends and coarsely chopped
02:01 avocado, diced
02:01 Cup grape tomatoes, halved
2 tablespoons pitted Kalamata olives, chopped
4.1 chopped (2 ounces) goat cheese, crumbled (you can also substitute feta cheese)
1 tablespoon flax flour
Dressing:
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 1 / 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, and (or regularVinegar)
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2.1 tbsp fresh thyme
Directions:
First Place 2 eggs in the pot w / cold water. Bring to leave a minimum of 10 minutes. Remove and cool.
In a second small bowl, combine dressing ingredients and mix well.
Third Wash and dry vegetables (pat with paper towel or use salad spinner). Put in large bowl and throw with 2.1 dressing changes. The remaining ingredients (including eggs) and pour over the remainingDressing.
Suggestions:
Make sure you use organic vegetables in this salad. Organic products are much healthier for you because they contain more nutrients, vitamins and minerals commercially grown vegetables. Organic products are usually more fresh, tasty, and is also devoid of harmful pesticides and herbicides.
Nutrition per serving:
Calories: 395
Total Fat (g): 27.2
saturates (g): 9.4
Cholesterol (mg): 208.0
Monounsaturated fatty acids (g):13.8
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g): 3.9
Carbohydrates Total (g): 20.o
Sugar (g): 7.9
Dietary fiber (g): 11.0
Protein (g): 18.1
Sodium (mg): 490.0
Enjoy!
With good health,
- Jennifer M. Regan, NASM-CPT, CHEK HLC