Cobb Salad with Homemade Bacon

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This Cobb Salad with Bacon is a fantastically delicious recipe for those hot no-cook summer days, or as a healthy side dish at any time during the year. A simple stroll through our homestead’s garden offers up everything we need for a delicious salad… But the real star here is our treasured dry salt cured bacon. Here's our recipe for homemade bacon.

Cobb Salad with Homemade Bacon

Cobb Salad

• 1 head butterhead lettuce (washed, dried and torn into pieces)

• 1/2 lb. chopped bacon

• 1 lb. cooked chicken (chopped)

• 1 cup crumbled cheese

• 1 cup purple cabbage (chopped)

• 1 cup carrot (shredded)

• ½ cup bell pepper (chopped)

• ½ cup radish (chopped)

Basic Vinaigrette

• ¼ cup balsamic vinegar

• ¾ cup Olive Oil

• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard

• Pinch of salt and pepper

• Fresh herbs

1. Cut the bacon into small chunks and fry until crisp. Remove to a plate and let cool.

2. Put lettuce into a bowl large enough for all the ingredients. Add crumbled cheese, fried bacon bits, chopped chicken and vegetables.

3. Whisk to combine ingredients.

4. Drizzle salad with the vinaigrette and serve with fresh bread.

COBB SALAD WITH HOMEMADE BACON

More of my salad recipes:

• Cucumber Salad with Mint

• Simple Pea Salad

• The Perfect Chop Salad