Italian Cobb Salad Recipe

Italian Cobb Salad Recipe

  • 1 Hass avocado
  • Juice of ¼ lemon
  • ½ head radicchio, thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons Sherry Vinaigrette
  • Maldon sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 Belgian endive, cut into 1/8-inch-wide slices
  • 2 bunches watercress, larger stems removed, rinsed and dried
  • 2 eggs, boiled for 10 minutes, chilled, peeled, and chopped
  • 4 thin slices (about 2 ounces) prosciutto di Parma, julienned
  • 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast, roasted or grilled, chopped
  • 2 tomatoes, peeled , seeded, and diced
  • ¾ cup Blue Cheese Dressing
  1. Halve and pit the avocado. Scoop out the flesh and cut into ¼-inch dice, then toss with the lemon juice.
  2. Toss the radicchio in a large bowl with 1 tablespoon of the sherry vinaigrette and a pinch each of sea salt and pepper. Arrange in a band on the left side of four large plates. Repeat with the endive and then the watercress, arranging a band of endive in the center of each plate and the watercress on the right side. Season the avocado with salt and pepper and arrange in a little band on top of the endive. Place a band of egg on top of the radicchio and a band of prosciutto and roasted or grilled chicken on the watercress. Scatter the tomatoes around, ladle the blue cheese dressing over, and serve.