Cobb salad with cashew cream dressing
- Portion size: Serves 2, or 4 as a side
- Hands-on time 30 min, plus at least 1 hour soaking
- Difficulty: easy
This filling cobb salad is packed with gooey boiled eggs, crisp bacon and shredded chicken. Serve with the moreish cashew cream dressing.
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Ingredients
- 2 medium free-range eggs
- 2 streaky bacon rashers, chopped
- Large handful curly kale, ribs and stems removed, sliced/torn
- Glug olive oil for drizzling
- 6 romaine lettuce leaves, sliced
- 120g cooked chicken, chopped
- 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 120g corn kernels (fresh or tinned)
- 50g mature cheese such as cheddar or comté, chopped into cubes
- 1 avocado, sliced
For the cashew cream
- 100g cashews, soaked in boiling water for 1 hour
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp cashew cream
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, lightly crushed
- ½ tsp dijon mustard, or more to taste
- 90ml mild extra-virgin olive oil
Method
- Cook the eggs in a pan of simmering water for 7-8 minutes. Drain, then run under cold water, peel and halve. Set aside. Cook the bacon in a pan over a medium heat until crispy, then set aside on kitchen paper.
- For the cashew cream, drain the soaked cashews and put in a blender with 100ml cold water. Whizz until smooth and the consistency of softly whipped cream. Add a splash more water if too thick.
- Put all the dressing ingredients except the oil in a bowl, then slowly whisk in the oil. If the dressing gets too thick, add a splash of water.
- For the salad, put the kale in a bowl, drizzle with a little oil and a pinch of salt, then scrunch well with clean hands. Set aside for 10 minutes.
- Arrange all the salad ingredients on a platter and drizzle well with the dressing. Serve immediately with any remaining dressing on the side.
Nutrition
- 557kcals Calories
- 48.3g (11.1g saturated) Fat
- 22.2g Protein
- 6.4g (2.7g sugars) Carbs
- 3.9g Fibre
- 0.9g Salt
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