Cobb Salad

Name: Cobb Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce; 2 grilled chicken breasts, diced; 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled; 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped; 1 avocado, diced; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese; 3 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1/2 cup olive oil; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; Salt and black pepper, to taste

4 servings25 min prep15 min cookEasy United States

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Cobb Salad

Story updated September 17, 2026

Cobb Salad is credited to Robert Cobb, owner of the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant, who reportedly assembled it from odds and ends in the restaurant's kitchen late one night in 1937 for producer Sid Grauman. The exact details vary a little by telling, but the Brown Derby origin story is fairly well documented.

Ingredients

Scale:· 4 servings

6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
2 grilled chicken breasts, diced
4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1 avocado, diced
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Salt and black pepper, to taste

Instructions

1Arrange the romaine on a large platter.
2Whisk together red wine vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper for the dressing.
3Arrange rows of chicken, bacon, eggs, avocado, tomatoes, and blue cheese across the lettuce.
4Drizzle with dressing just before serving, or serve on the side.
5Toss at the table to combine.

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