Recipes · American · Salads

Cobb Salad

One serving has 534 kcal and 38 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of pyridoxine (93%), vitamin K (92%), niacin (86%), selenium (83%), pantothenic acid (72%) and phosphorus (69%). Ready in 30 minutes.

Cobb Salad
Photo: Jodimichelle, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (369 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Gluten-free, High protein, Low carb
  • Contains: dairy, egg, pork, poultry, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 100 g Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, raw
  • 20 g Bacon, raw
  • 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 50 g Avocado, raw
  • 50 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 20 g Blue cheese
  • 60 g Lettuce, romaine, raw
  • 10 g Olive oil
  • 8 g Vinegar, red wine
  • 0.2 g Black pepper
  • 0.3 g Salt

Method

  1. Cook the bacon until crisp and crumble it.
  2. Season and pan-cook the chicken breast until cooked through (74°C/165°F), then cool and dice it.
  3. Boil the egg for 10 minutes, then cool in cold water, peel and chop it.
  4. Arrange the chopped lettuce on a plate.
  5. Top with neat rows of the chicken, bacon, egg, avocado, tomato and blue cheese.
  6. Whisk the olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper together and drizzle over the salad just before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy534 kcal25%
Carbohydrates9.2 g
Water278 mL
Fiber5.3 g18%
Protein38 g79%
Tryptophan0.45 g
Threonine1.5 g
Isoleucine1.7 g
Leucine2.9 g
Lysine3.1 g
Methionine0.92 g
Cystine0.42 g
Phenylalanine1.6 g
Tyrosine1.4 g
Valine2 g
Histidine1.2 g
Fat38.5 g
Monounsaturated19.5 g
Polyunsaturated4.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-64.1 g
Saturated10.9 g
Trans-Fats0.06 g
Cholesterol287 mg
Calcium173 mg17%
Copper0.24 mg27%
Iron2.5 mg14%
Magnesium70.3 mg23%
Manganese0.28 mg16%
Phosphorus481 mg69%
Potassium1,021 mg22%
Selenium45.5 µg83%
Sodium624 mg
Zinc2.6 mg33%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.27 mg25%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.62 mg56%
Niacin (vitamin B3)12.1 mg86%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)3.6 mg72%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1.2 mg93%
Folate (vitamin B9)173 µg43%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1 µg42%
Choline258 mg61%
Vitamin A417 µg60%
Vitamin C13.7 mg18%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)49.4 IU8%
Vitamin E4 mg27%
Vitamin K82.9 µg92%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1.1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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