SEATTLE —
Rachael's Good Eats Cobb Salad
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons plus1 teaspoon avocado oil
- 2 large boneless, skinless organic chicken breasts, halved lengthwise
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cubed
- 5 strips pasture-raised bacon
- 2 heads romaine hearts, chopped
- 3 Persian cucumbers, chopped
- 2 hard-boiled pasture-raised eggs, cut into wedges
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 4 scallions (white and light green parts), chopped
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- Juice of ½ lemon
Directions:
- Preheat the broiler to high (500°F).
- In a medium-sized skillet over medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons of the avocado oil until it is warm but not smoking.
- Season the chicken breasts generously with salt and pepper, add them to the skillet, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until they have reached an internal temperature of 165°F. (You can cover the pan for the last few minutes to speed up the cooking time if you'd like.) Transfer the chicken to a cutting board to cool.
- In a medium bowl, toss the sweet potatoes with the remaining teaspoon of avocado oil, and season generously with salt and pepper. Spread the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet, and broil for 8 to 12 minutes, flipping once toward the end of cooking. The sweet potato cubes should be tender and slightly golden.
- While the potatoes are broiling, season the bacon with a few grinds of black pepper, and cook it in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes per side. Or feel free to cook the bacon in the oven so you don't have to flip it.
- Transfer the bacon to the cutting board and roughly chop it. Roughly chop the cooked chicken.
- Place the chopped lettuce in a large serving bowl or on a platter, and arrange the chicken, sweet potatoes, bacon, cucumbers, eggs, cherry tomatoes, and scallions on top.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste. Set the bowl beside the salad, and let guests spoon the dressing onto their own salads.
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