Picnic Cobb Salad

I think that we could all agree that salads are delicious and that it would be hard to decide what salad was the absolute best. That said, I would like to propose that Cobb Salad reside somewhere near the top of the list; You cannot go wrong with the main ingredients being chicken, bacon, blue cheese, avocado, egg, and tomato. You just cannot. And if you have a quality bed of greens and a good creamy dressing, you have basically got it made.

I wanted to inspire you with this salad, not only because it was awesome and you should make it; I also wanted to point out that I used the leftover chicken from the BBQ chicken salad I had made the night before. I also used tomatoes that I had marinated in a little bit of oil, vinegar, and fresh basil from my garden. The tomatoes were used in several dishes over the course of the week; It seems like a good way to keep them from aging in the refrigerator while increasing the flavor with each day.

Try it out and tell me what you think!

Picnic Cobb Salad

serves 2

4 cups salad greens

2 chicken thighs, cubed

2 eggs hard boiled*

3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

1 avocado, sliced

.12 lb blue cheese crumbled

1/2 cup cherry tomatoes

creamy dressing

Assemble according to the picture, or in any other way that suits your fancy.

*For hard boiled eggs, I place the eggs into a pan with cool water and bring to a boil. Promptly remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 15 minutes. Transfer to a bowl of cool water and peel after 5 minutes.