Cobb Salad
This Cobb Salad delivers 163 calories and 2g protein per serving — a low-calorie vegetable base designed to bulk out higher-protein meals. Quick-preps 8 servings, providing volume for satiiety during cuts or training phases. Pair it with chicken, steak, or fish to build a complete macro-balanced meal.
Ingredients
- •Bacon, Pork
- •Chicken Breast, Grilled
Boneless skinless. Buy in bulk and freeze — Costco rotisserie packs work too.
- •Lettuce, Romaine
- •Tomato
- •Egg, Whole, Large
- •Avocado
- •Green Onion (Scallion)
- •Cheese, Blue, Crumbled(60g)
- •Vinegar, Red Wine(60g)
- •Mustard, Dijon(5g)
Dijon mustard — Grey Poupon or store brand. Spicier than yellow mustard.
- •Oregano, Dried(5g)
- •Garlic
- •½ tsp salt ($0.01)
- •½ tsp ground black pepper ($0.11)
- •1 tsp sugar ($0.01)
- •Olive oil(120g)
Regular (not extra-virgin) olive oil for high-heat cooking. EVOO for dressings.
Instructions
- 1Gather the ingredients. (I used Beth’s method for cooking bacon in the oven and her Garlic Herb Baked Chicken Breast recipe for the chicken prep!) While your chicken and bacon are cooking in the oven, prep the veggies to cut down on prep time.
- 2To make the dressing, combine red wine vinegar, Dijon, oregano, garlic, salt, pepper and sugar in a bowl and whisk to combine. Slowly stream in the olive oil while briskly whisking until it is completely mixed in, with little to no oil sitting on the surface. This is a temporary emulsion, so you will likely need to whisk it again before dressing your salad.
- 3Traditionally, a Cobb salad is presented with all of the main ingredients laid out in neat rows on top of the fresh romaine. We eat with our eyes first, so have fun making it pretty for the fam if you have time! Enjoy!
Nutrition — Per Serving
163
calories
2g
protein
17g
fat
- Carbohydrates
- 1g
- Saturated fat
- 3.5g
- Sodium
- 95 mg
- Dietary fiber
- 0.3g
8 servings per batch · ~31g each
Macro data sourced from USDA FoodData Central
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How much protein does this Cobb Salad have per serving?
Each serving contains only 2g of protein and 163 calories, making this a vegetable-focused side dish rather than a standalone protein source for your macros.
How long does this Cobb Salad take to prepare?
This recipe has quick prep time and yields 8 servings, so you can batch-prepare it efficiently for multiple days of side portions.
Is this Cobb Salad good for fat loss?
At 163 calories and 2g protein per serving, this salad works as a low-calorie vegetable side during fat loss phases but must be paired with higher-protein main dishes to support your muscle preservation goals.
