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#cobbsalad, #eatyourvegetables, #eggfarmersofcanada, #eggs, #marinatedfeta, #salad, #valbresofetacheese, greekfetacheese
This is a delicious salad and the ingredients I use creates a lighter, fresher flavoured version of this traditional salad. The feta and the chive yogurt dressing is the right tang to enhance the crisp greens. The flavours are well balanced with the smoky bacon, fresh crisp greens, sweet heirloom tomatoes boosted with the tang from the feta, yogurt dressing. I could not resist adorning it with these beautiful chive flowers.
Feta Cheese Note: Feta is a nutrient-rich cheese and is the healthiest cheese made from sheep or goat milk. Feta is easier to digest and much less allergenic and inflammatory than cheeses made from cow’s milk, which makes it a better option for those who may be sensitive to dairy products.
I usually use greek feta, but a lovely feta from France you should try if you haven’t is Valbresco – sheep’s milk feta.
Gail’s Cobb Chopped Salad
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, nitrate free
- 2 hard boiled eggs
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, organic, chopped
- 1 cup spinach, organic
- 1 heirloom tomatoe, organic, chopped
- 1 heirloom tomatoe, organic, cut in slices
- 3 radishes, organic, sliced thin
- 4 large green olives, finely chopped
- 10 kalamata olives, finely chopped
- 1 small avocado, organic, cubed
- 4 ounces feta cheese
- 1 shallot, organic, chopped fine
- 2 tablespoon Greek style yogurt, organic
- 1 small lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoon olive oil, high quality extra virgin
- 2 chives, organic, finely chopped
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 2 chives, slice in large pieces for garnish
- Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Boil eggs in boiling water for six minutes, let cool, peel and chop in quarters, set aside.
- In a skillet, brown the bacon until crisp and crumble into small pieces, set aside.
- Chop one tomatoe in small cubes and slice one tomatoe into thin slices, set aside
- Chop olives, shallots, iceberg lettuce, spinach, and avocado, then set aside.
- Dressing: In separate bowl stir together yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt and pepper, chives.
- Salad: In a large bowl, combine bacon, lettuce, spinach, chopped tomatoes, avocado, feta cheese, shallots.
- Toss salad with dressing and put in a serving bowl.
- Top the salad with eggs, a little extra feta, tomatoe slices and radish slices. Season well and garnish with chives.