Smoked Bacon and Chicken Cobb Salad

Nutritous and delicious cobb salad created with gourmet, smoked chicken or turkey, artisanal blue cheese, and applewood-smoked bacon makes a festive meal for family and friends.

Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 25 Minutes
Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 large head red leaf lettuce, torn in bite-size pieces
• 1 pound Nueske smoked bacon, diced, then fried until crisp and drained on paper towels
• 2 Nueske smoked chicken breasts, skin removed, diced into 1/4-inch cubes (1-1 1/2 cups)
• 1 large tomato, diced into 1/4-inch cubes
• 1 red bell pepper, diced into 1/4-inch cubes
• 1 green bell pepper, diced into 1/4-inch cubes
• 1/4 pound blue cheese, crumbled (about 1 cup)
• Dressing: 3 Tablespoons balsamic or red wine vinegar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Pepper to taste
• 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Optional: 1 1/2 cups diced Nueske smoked turkey in place of chicken

Directions

1. Whisk dressing ingredients together in small bowl. In large bowl, toss lettuce with dressing mixture. Divide lettuce onto 4 or 6 plates.
   Arrange in strips across lettuce (in this order): chicken cubes, green and red peppers, cheese, tomatoes, and bacon pieces. Serve at room temperature.

This Recipes Uses

Buttermilk Blue Cheese
Nueske Medium-Thick Sliced Applewood Smoked Bacon