Friday, December 4, 2009

Cobb Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

Another recipe from my magazine clipping stack.  Ben and I love cobb salads, this green goddess dressing is a great way to change things up on an old favorite.  The dressing also makes a great dip for vegi's at a party!  This recipe is from Cooking Light so there is no bacon in it, but it can be added if you desire.

Ingredients:
Serves 4

  • DRESSING:
  • 1/2  cup  plain fat-free yogurt
  • 1/4  cup  reduced-fat mayonnaise
  • 2  tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (I used my dry parsley and it turned out just fine.)
  • 3  tablespoons  chopped green onions
  • 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh chives

  • S&P
  • 2  garlic cloves, minced

  • SALAD:
  • 1 head of romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 2 chicken breast cooked and cut into small chunks.  I cooked mine in a frying pan with a little EVOO and S&P.
  • 2  tomatoes, cut into wedges
  • 2  hard-cooked large eggs, each cut into 4 wedges
  • 1 avocado peeled and diced
  • 1/4  cup crumbled blue cheese (We don't put blue cheese in our cobb salad, it's too stinky.  :)
Directions:
To prepare dressing, place first 11 ingredients in a blender or food processor; process until smooth. Chill.
To prepare salad, place lettuce on each of 4 plates. Arrange a handful of chicken, 4 tomato wedges, 2 egg wedges, avocado, and cheese over each serving. Top with dressing.

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