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Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

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Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
Randy Mayor
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Prepare and refrigerate the dressing up to one hour before serving. The dressing also works as a delicious dip for grilled shrimp or cut-up vegetables.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • Dressing:
  • 1/2  cup  plain fat-free yogurt
  • 1/4  cup  reduced-fat mayonnaise
  • 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 3  tablespoons  chopped green onions
  • 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh chives
  • 3  tablespoons  white wine vinegar
  • 2  teaspoons  anchovy paste
  • 1  teaspoon  chopped fresh tarragon
  • 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/8  teaspoon  salt
  • 1  garlic clove, minced

  • Salad:
  • 8  cups  torn romaine lettuce
  • 1  cup  trimmed watercress
  • 1 1/2  cups  chopped cooked chicken breast
  • 2  tomatoes, each cut into 8 wedges (about 1 pound)
  • 2  hard-cooked large eggs, each cut into 4 wedges
  • 1/2  cup  diced peeled avocado
  • 1/4  cup  (1 1/2 ounces) crumbled blue cheese

Preparation

To prepare dressing, place first 11 ingredients in a blender or food processor; process until smooth. Chill.

To prepare salad, combine lettuce and watercress in a large bowl. Place 2 cups lettuce mixture on each of 4 plates. Arrange 6 tablespoons chicken, 4 tomato wedges, 2 egg wedges, 2 tablespoons avocado, and 1 tablespoon cheese over each serving. Serve each salad with 1/4 cup dressing.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
273 (39% from fat)
Fat:
11.8g (sat 3.6g,mono 4.3g,poly 2.5g)
Protein:
25.7g
Carbohydrate:
16.3g
Fiber:
3.8g
Cholesterol:
158mg
Iron:
3.2mg
Sodium:
637mg
Calcium:
196mg
Cynthia Nims, Cooking Light, MAY 2006

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
lcb
This is awesome! I don't eat meat, so I replaced the chicken with white beans, and I added cucumber. Be sure to measure the herbs for the dressing - I "eyeballed" the scallions and there were too many, it overpowered the dressing. Love this recipe!01/02/09

5 stars
mooshagirlizzolo
This was a great slimmed down version of a typical cobb salad. The dressing was very rich and creamy tasting, not like a diet recipe at all. My husband loved it too!06/21/08