Keto Cobb Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese Recipe

The Keto Cobb Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese is the ultimate low-carb lunch that never feels like diet food. Crispy bacon, hard-boiled eggs, creamy avocado, grilled chicken, and crumbled blue cheese sit on a bed of romaine and iceberg lettuce with a rich blue cheese dressing. Each serving delivers 103g of protein and only 6g of net carbs, making it a staple for anyone following a ketogenic or low-carb lifestyle. The classic Cobb was invented at Hollywood's Brown Derby restaurant in 1937 and still reigns supreme.

Ingredients

Salad

• 300g cooked chicken breast, sliced or diced (grilled or rotisserie)
• 6 slices thick-cut bacon
• 3 large eggs, hard-boiled and halved
• 1 large avocado, diced
• 100g cherry tomatoes, halved
• 80g blue cheese, crumbled
• 100g romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
• 100g iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 2 green onions, sliced

Blue Cheese Dressing

• 60g blue cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1-2 tbsp water to thin

Instructions

1. Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat for 6-8 minutes, turning once, until crispy. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and let cool before crumbling.
2. Make the blue cheese dressing: combine crumbled blue cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, and garlic in a bowl. Mash gently with a fork, leaving some blue cheese chunks. Season with salt and pepper. Thin with water to desired consistency.
3. Arrange romaine and iceberg lettuce in a large bowl or on a serving platter.
4. Arrange toppings in separate rows or sections over the lettuce: sliced chicken, crumbled bacon, halved hard-boiled eggs, diced avocado, cherry tomatoes, and crumbled blue cheese.
5. Scatter green onions over the top.
6. Drizzle with blue cheese dressing just before serving, or serve dressing on the side.

Tips & Variations

• The classic Cobb is presented with all toppings in neat, separate rows across the salad before being tossed at the table. This presentation is both visually appealing and practical for meal prep containers.
• For crispy bacon that stays crispy: cook it, let it cool completely, then crumble. Adding hot bacon directly to a salad causes the lettuce to wilt.
• Substitute blue cheese with feta for a milder flavor. Use ranch dressing instead of blue cheese dressing if preferred.
• Make this salad ahead for meal prep: store toppings and dressing separately. Combine just before eating to prevent sogginess.
• For dairy-free keto, omit blue cheese and dressing. Use a lemon-olive oil vinaigrette with avocado oil instead.

Nutrition Breakdown

Calories: 1418 kcal

Protein: 103.4g

Fat: 102.3g

Carbs: 21.6g

Fiber: 9.4g

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