April 30 2018 recipe by Anne Aobadia![Anne Aobadia]()
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, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE![Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE]()
in Recipes, Lunch, Meal
, photo by Emma Shevtzoff
, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Lunch, Meal Keto Cobb salad with ranch dressing
A classic Cobb salad never gets old. Bacon, avocado, chicken, eggs, blue cheese... all your keto favorites in one place on top of a crunchy, refreshing salad! So throw together this easy lunch (or dinner) that is high protein and high fat and it will get high fives all around!
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Ingredients
Ranch dressing
- 3 tbsp 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp ranch seasoning
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp water
- 2 2 eggeggs
- 3 oz. 85 g bacon
- ½ lb 220 g cooked chicken breast, cut into smaller pieces
- 2 oz. 55 g blue cheese, crumbled
- 1 (7 oz.) 1 (200 g) avocado, slicedavocados, sliced
- 1 (4 oz.) 1 (110 g) tomato, slicedtomatoes, sliced
- 5 oz. (3 cups) 140 g (700 ml) Romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp fresh chives, minced (optional)
- salt and ground black pepper
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Making low carb simple
Instructions
- Start by preparing the dressing. Combine mayonnaise, ranch seasoning and water. Set aside.
- Place the eggs in boiling water for 8-10 minutes. Cool in ice water for easier peeling. Roughly chop.
- Fry the bacon in a hot, dry skillet over medium-high heat until crispy.
- Arrange the lettuce on a platter or individual plates. Arrange the chicken, bacon, vegetables, eggs and blue cheese on top. Season with salt and pepper, especially the eggs.
- Drizzle with dressing and top with finely chopped chives.
Tips
If you’re starting with raw chicken, fry it in the bacon fat, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Feel free to use different lettuces — try iceberg, spring mix, leafy greens, mesclun mix, and even arugula or baby kale.
You can swap the ranch dressing for your favorite low carb dressing or vinaigrette.
77 comments
The words "ranch seasoning" in the list of ingredients is actually a hyperlink to our recipe to make your own. Most of the store bought options have starches, sugar and msg.
Yes, you can eat the leftovers for breakfast.
This link may help!
https://www.dietdoctor.com/how-low-carb-is-low-carb
Venison tends to be a better substitute for beef and pork works well in place of chicken. That being said, you can definitely swap out the protein sources as you choose.
What can I snack on?? I don’t see that the meal plan gives snack suggestions to keep my body in Ketosis
We generally recommend avoiding snacking, which gives insulin a chance to lower as much as possible.
Still - some of the portion sizes for these recipes are daunting. Perhaps my perceptions will change as we move through the "2-week challenge", but for now, I imagine I will be serving up less food, not more.
Yes, it's just a topping so you can use any cheese you like.
Are you subtracting out the fiber? All of our recipes reflect net carbs, which is total carbs minus the fiber.
I even memorized "eat cobb":
E egg
A avocado
T tomato
C chicken
O onion or olives
B blue cheese
B bacon
Your recipe is right on the spot!
I love it! Great acronym.
Welcome Susan! It generally doesn't matter if the skin is off or on. In the picture of this recipe, it looks like the skin is still on the chicken.