Classic Cobb Salad Dressing Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is Cobb salad dressing made of? ›

The dressing:

For the dressing, we included a quick recipe for a simple vinaigrette made from red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, olive oil, salt, and pepper. There's no need to stress over the vinaigrette emulsifying—shaking together in the mason jar does all the hard work.

Ranch Dressing

The ranch is hands down America's most beloved salad dressings. It is made from a number of ingredients such as buttermilk, mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, onion, chives, salt, and pepper. A creamier and richer version often features sour cream or yogurt for enhanced taste.

Prepared fresh daily. Served with Charred Tomato and Crispy Red Bell Peppers. Pairs well with Avocado Lime Ranch dressing.

Namely, what makes this salad so special is the fact that, aside from tomatoes, salad greens, and other veggies, it also features the likes of avocado, Roquefort cheese, hard-boiled eggs as well as crisp bacon and chicken, be it grilled, roasted, or boiled.

The salad Jen ate on the set of Friends was a Cobb Salad, while this salad is a riff on a tabbouleh.

The invention of the Cobb Salad is generally attributed to Robert Howard Cobb who co-owned The Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles. The year was 1937. The story goes that Cobb created the first Cobb Salad at the end of a long day after realizing he hadn't eaten for awhile.

Caesar dressing. Made up of mayonnaise, cheese, salt and oil (and all too often, anchovies), Caesar tends to be one of the least healthy options out there. Those ingredients cause it to be high in both saturated fats and sodium.

French dressing is the oldest one on our list, but vinegar and oil dressing goes back nearly two-thousand years to ancient Babylonia.

While the Cobb Salad and Grilled Market Salad seem to have stood the test of time, the Asian Salad only lasted for about three years before it was removed from the menu in 2016. In addition to the Cobb and Market Salads, Chick-fil-A also currently offers a Spicy Southwest Salad.

Is a Cobb salad good for a diet? ›

Salads are typically perceived as a health food, but that's not always the case. A traditional cobb salad includes a variety of nutrient-rich foods, but it has some super high fat ingredients, too.

While it may sound healthy since it's a salad, Wheeler says that this meal can get up to over 850 calories (depending on which protein you choose), which can be up to 45% of someone's daily calorie allotment. For example, the Cobb salad with nuggets or Chick-fil-A filet is 830 calories.

In 1937, Bob Cobb owned the Brown Derby Restaurant in Hollywood, California. One day he threw together a salad for lunch and shared it with his friend, Sid Grauman of Grauman's Chinese Restaurant. Sid liked the salad so much he named it the Cobb Salad and The Brown Derby put it on the menu as a standard item.

Once tossed together these simple ingredients become a sensational salad that has truly become a California legend! This recipe for Cobb Salad pairs perfectly with California Pinot Noir or Sauvignon Blanc.

Cobb salad is loaded with protein and nutrient-packed toppings and healthy calories. Yes, it's also ok to put a little bacon in a salad. It is balanced with a light dressing and loading with vegetables, like this mouth-watering BLT Chopped Salad.

Many Cobb salads are too high in fat, calories and sodium to be considered healthy. Those with fried chicken, extra cheese and bacon can have a lot of unhealthy trans fats and saturated fat. However, all Cobb salads are high in fiber, protein and Vitamin A. (This one has 129% of your DV for Vitamin A!)

Cobb salad: This salad sometimes contains grilled instead of fried chicken, putting you on the proper path, right? Wrong. Let's talk blue cheese, bacon, whole eggs, avocado and creamy dressing. It all adds up to hundreds of calories and a high amount of saturated fat.

Bound salads are probably not the healthiest option in the land of salads, but they are so delicious! The reason they are a less-healthy option is that the binding agents are typically mayonnaise-based. Some of the most popular bound salads are egg and tuna.