Mediterranean Cobb Salad
Mediterranean Cobb Salad is a flavourful and delicious salad that serves as a complete meal. It's packed with tons of nutrients, antioxidants, healthy fats & protein. Enjoy for lunch or dinner! Dairy free, paleo, low-carb, keto + AIP version provided.
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs, bone in, skin on
- 2 hard boiled eggs, cut in half , (omit for AIP version)
- 1 avocado, skin removed, cut in half
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half, (replace with olives for AIP version)
- 1 pack sliced mushrooms
- 1 small red onion, sliced
- 8 cups spring mix salad
- 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp avocado oil
- Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
Chicken marinade
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika, omit for AIP version
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Salad dressing
- 4 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- Sea salt , to taste
Instructions
Chicken
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Add ingredients for chicken marinade to blender or food processor and create a marinade for chicken.
- Coat chicken thighs in marinade (Optional: Let marinate overnight or for a few hours if possible) then bake for 30-35 minutes. Prepare other items below while chicken cooks.
Onion & Mushrooms Sauté
- Using a stove top pan, heat 1 tsp avocado oil then add onion and mushrooms.
- Add 1 tsp. balsamic vinegar and sea salt.
- Cook over medium-low heat until all pan juices have cooked off. Cover and keep warm.
Salad
- In a large bowl, toss spring mix salad with salad dressing ingredients.
- Divide salad onto two plates. Add cherry tomatoes, avocado, eggs, onion/mushroom sauté & chicken thighs. Top with fresh ground black pepper.
How to make perfect hard boiled eggs
- Place eggs in a pot and cover with cool water by inch.
- Bring water to a boil over high heat.
- Once water begins to boil, remove pot from burner and allow eggs to cook in the pot of hot water for 8-10 minutes.
- Drain water and immediately run cold water over eggs until cooled.
- Peel and enjoy in your favourite recipe or on its own.