Preparation
35 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Cobb salad is a famous and quite popular dish today. Let TasteVN guide you on how to make a perfect Cobb salad at home. Let’s get cooking!
Ingredients for Cobb salad For 4 people
Pork belly 600 gr Chicken breast 200 gr Eggs 2 pieces Romaine lettuce 120 gr Avocado 1 piece Tomatoes 2 pieces Red onion 1 bulb Olive oil 1/4 cup (can be found at supermarkets or specialty cooking ingredient stores) Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon (available at supermarkets or specialty cooking ingredient stores) Apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup (can be found at supermarkets or specialty cooking ingredient stores)
Tools: pan, bowl, chopsticks,…
Tips for choosing good ingredients to make Cobb salad
Tips for choosing pork belly:
- Good pork belly is meat with a balanced ratio of fat and meat, when enjoying it, you will not feel greasy due to too much fat or too dry due to having too much lean meat.
- You should choose meat with a thick outer skin, a layer of fat about 1.5cm – 2cm thick, and the lean meat tightly attached to the fatty part. However, to achieve the best taste in the dish, you should not buy meat with too thick outer skin because that is pork that has been raised for a long time, which will not taste good.
- Pay attention to the color of the pork; good pork belly has a dry outer skin, bright red or pink color. The meat after cutting should have a bright pink color, white-pink skin, and be soft. The fat layer interspersed with the meat should be bright white and firm.
- Fresh meat will have a distinctive smell; when buying pork, you should pay attention; if the meat has a strange smell, it is best to avoid purchasing it.
- The elasticity of pork belly is very good, so you should check carefully before buying. Press your hand into the meat; if the dent in the meat returns to its original state quickly, that is good pork.
Tips for choosing good chicken breast:
- When buying meat, you should pay attention to choosing meat with a shiny color, fresh chicken, with a distinctive chicken smell, and especially it should not have a foul smell.
- Check the elasticity of the chicken before buying; good chicken will have high elasticity. When you press your finger into the chicken, if the meat quickly returns to its original state without leaving a dent, then that is good chicken. Do not choose chicken that is mushy, slippery, or deformed.
Tips for choosing good Romaine lettuce:
- You should buy lettuce with thick leaves, large heads, vibrant green color; when holding it, it feels firm, and if the outer leaves still have sap, then that is good lettuce, and you should buy it.
- Do not buy vegetables with small holes eaten by snails, or where the stem of the lettuce has an unusual white color. It is very likely that the lettuce has been cut for a long time, has wilted, and has had the wilted outer leaves removed.
Tips for choosing good tomatoes:
- Pay attention to choosing tomatoes that are bright red, with firm and plump skin. Do not buy those with speckled spots on the flesh of the tomato.
- Good tomatoes will have green stems, feel very firm, and should not be too soft as they will not taste good.
Tips for choosing good avocado:
- When buying avocados, choose those that are green with speckles of yellow, have shiny skin, feel firm in hand, and when shaken, you can clearly hear the seed inside.
- Opt for avocados that are elongated in shape; these will be tastier than the round ones and have more flesh.
- Avoid buying those with excessively large stems, as they are immature and will taste bitter.
- It’s best to buy avocados that are slightly soft and uniformly soft, as these are ripe and taste very good. Avocados are best from early May to the end of September, so you might consider buying them for use.
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How to make Cobb salad
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Prepare the ingredients
Buy pork belly and wash it really clean, then use a knife to cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Put the meat in a pan, turn on the stove to medium heat and fry until golden. Cook until the meat has a beautiful golden color and the desired crunchiness, then turn off the stove. Place the meat on a plate lined with oil-absorbing paper.
Tip for slicing pork thinly:
- First, to slice pork thinly, you need a very sharp knife. The knife should not have any serrated edges, so sharpen the knife on a whetstone before slicing the meat.
- You should place the meat in the freezer for 20 – 25 minutes so that the water in the meat freezes somewhat, making the meat more stable and easier to slice.
- Slice against the grain of the meat to make cutting easier and to prevent the meat from being tough after cooking.
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Prepare the chicken breast
Mix a little lemon with some salt, rub it on the chicken meat, then rinse with water to clean the chicken thoroughly, and let it drain. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper on the surface of the meat and rub it evenly.
Put the meat in the pan, turn on medium heat and fry the meat until cooked. When the meat is cooked and the surface is golden, take it out. Use a knife to cut it into small, bite-sized pieces.
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Preparing other ingredients
Wash the Romaine lettuce thoroughly, remove the stem, and cut it into small square pieces, about 1cm – 1.5cm.
Wash the tomatoes, remove the stem, and dice them finely.
Boil the eggs until cooked, then use a knife to cut the eggs into small cubes.
Wash the avocado, slice it in half, remove the pit and skin, then cut it into small bite-sized pieces.
Peel the shallots and chop them finely.
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Making the salad dressing
In a small bowl, combine the chopped shallots, 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon of Dijon mustard, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Use a spoon to stir well until the mixture is combined.
Continue to add 1/4 cup of olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper to the dressing mixture. Stir again and the salad dressing is ready.
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Mix the salad
Put all the Romaine lettuce into a small bowl, then gradually layer the chicken breast, cheese, bacon, avocado, eggs, and tomatoes on top.
Drizzle the prepared salad dressing evenly over the mixture, and it’s ready to enjoy!
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Final Product
Cobb salad is a delicious and nutritious dish, very suitable for those who want to lose weight and maintain a balanced figure. You can serve the salad for family meals to change the taste for everyone, making the meal more appealing.
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