Potato Cobb Salad
Crowd-pleasing healthy and hearty Potato Cobb Salad with a Savoury Herb and Garlic Dressing. A few tips and tricks for easy prep and quick clean up!
Ingredients
- 454 grams (1 lb) Microwave Ready Little Potatoes* (any flavour will work)
- 225 grams (1/2 lbs or approx. 4-5 thick cut pieces) bacon**, cooked until crisp
- 4 large eggs
- 1 large head of lettuce, such as romaine, green leaf, or butter***
- 225 grams (1/2 lbs) cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 large avocados, sliced
- 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 medium lemon, juiced (about 2 tbsp)
- 3 tbsp olive oil, divided
- 3 tbsp white or red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp chopped fresh parsley leaves, optional (for garnish)
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese or feta, optional
Instructions
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Set a medium sauce pan filled 2/3 of the way up with water over high heat and bring water to a strong simmer (but not quite a full boil). Add eggs (directly from fridge) with shells still on and cook for precisely 6 minutes and 45 seconds for a jammy egg****. Immediately transfer eggs to a bowl with ice water in it. Let eggs cool.
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Meanwhile, cook potatoes in microwave as per package instructions. Once removed from microwave, add seasoning pack with 2 tbsp of olive oil and toss to combine. Carefully transfer potatoes to a serving plate using a slotted spoon. In the microwave package with residual oil and seasoning add remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil, juice from 1/2 lemon, 3 tbsp wine vinegar, and 1 tsp of Dijon mustard. Whisk to emulsify vinaigrette.
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Eggs should have cooled by this point. Carefully crack the outside shell and discard shell. Cut eggs in half.
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Pile potatoes, lettuce, bacon, tomatoes, avocados, and red onion onto a large platter or individual plates. Drizzle with vinaigrette.
Recipe Notes
* any flavour of the Microwave Ready or Oven | BBQ Ready Little Potatoes will also work in this recipe as well. Simply follow the package instructions for cooking and save the residual seasoning and oil in the package for the salad dressing.
** my favourite way to cook bacon is in the oven. There's less mess to clean up and the bacon is evenly cooked thanks to a rack insert in the baking tray. Cook bacon for 15-20 minutes at 400° F with a rack on a baking tray.
*** save more time by using pre-washed and cut leafy greens.
**** Eggs cooked for 7.5 minutes or longer will be hard-boiled and eggs cooked for 6 minutes will be soft-boiled with a runny yolk (any time less than 6 minutes could result in a raw egg).