Classic cobb salad with sliced grilled chicken and topped with a drizzle of homemade ranch dressing!
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Who doesn’t love a cool and crisp salad, especially on hot summer days when cooking a big meal just doesn’t seem very appealing? This Keto Cobb Salad is the perfect answer. It’s filling and satisfying and is so quick and easy, you won’t have to spend hours in the kitchen preparing it.
The Classic Cobb is one of my all-time favorite salads. The combination of flavors are perfect and with all the added protein, it’s a perfect low carb main course salad.
This Keto Cobb Salad starts with succulent chicken breasts and a homemade ranch dressing that is so easy you will never buy store-bought again!
What’s in Keto Cobb Salad?
For the Low Carb Grilled Chicken
- Chicken breasts
- Olive oil
- Garlic clove
- Salt
- Pepper
- Lemons
For the Keto Ranch Dressing
- Sour cream
- Heavy cream
- Mayonnaise
- Fresh parsley
- Onion powder
- Garlic salt
- Dried dill
- Apple cider vinegar
- Fresh lemon juice
- Pepper
For the Keto Cobb Salad Toppings
- Grilled chicken breast (see above)
- Avocado
- Cooked bacon
- Hard boiled egg
- Blue cheese crumbles
- Grape tomatoes
- Lettuce of your choice
*Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.
How to Make Low Carb Cobb Salad
To Make the Grilled Chicken
Add all the ingredients for the chicken, including the chicken in a resealable plastic bag and set aside, while you heat up your grill.
Once ready, grill the chicken breast for 8-10 minutes, or until it reaches a temperature of at least 165 degrees. Slice and set aside.
To Make the Ranch Dressing
Add all the ingredients to the bowl of a food processor and blend.
To Assemble the Salad
Add the lettuce to a bowl and top with the chicken breasts.
Then add the sliced avocado
And the tomatoes
Then the egg
And the blue cheese
Then the bacon.
Top with homemade ranch dressing and enjoy!
Creating your own homemade dressing helps you to control the ingredients you’re eating. This Keto Ranch Dressing only has 1 net carb per serving.
When you’re making this low carb Ranch for you salad, you’ll want to make extra. It is perfect used as a dip for low carb veggies, as a dressing drizzled over bun less burgers and chicken or over any of your favorite Keto salad recipes.
What Makes Cobb Salad a Cobb Salad?
The Classic Cobb salad has been around for a long time. And just like the ingredients in this Keto Cobb Salad recipe, it has chopped grilled or roasted chicken, boiled eggs, crispy bacon and a cool dressing.
There are various stories about the origin of the Cobb Salad. One story is that it was created by the chef at the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant all the way back in 1937. The chef named it after the owner of the restaurant Robert Cobb.
Tips for Perfectly Grilled Chicken
- Always start off with clean grates on your grill. Because chicken breasts are so lean, they will stick to dirty grates. After you’ve cleaned the grates brush them with a little oil to help create a nonstick surface.
- When it comes to chicken breasts, bigger is not always best. Large chicken breasts, over 10-12 ounces, take a long time to cook and can be difficult to cook evenly.
- If you have large chicken breasts or if the chicken breasts are uneven in thickness, pound down the thicker side to the thickness of the thinner side. Or you can opt to butterfly the breasts, if you prefer. Both will ensure even cooking.
- Because boneless, skinless chicken breasts are so lean, they should be grilled quickly over high heat to retain as much moisture as possible.
- Cook chicken breasts for 5-7 minutes on each side. Always use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature. You want your chicken to cook until it reaches 165F, this usually takes between 10 to 15 minutes.
- After you take the chicken off the grill, let them rest for about 10 minutes before cutting. This allows the juice to redistribute throughout the breasts.
Are There Carbs in a Cobb Salad?
Just like most all salads, there are a carbs in the vegetables. But because there’s a lot of fiber in this salad, it brings the net carbs in Cobb Salad to just two carbs per serving.
More Delicious Keto Salad Recipes
- Grilled Shrimp Salad with Apricot Vinaigrette
- Keto ” Big Mac” Cheeseburger Salad
- Jalapeno Popper Egg Salad
- Zucchini Zoodle “Pasta” Salad
- Cauliflower “Potato” Salad
- Broccoli Salad with Bacon
- Grilled Chicken with Rosemary Citrus Glaze
Note: The recipe for the ranch dressing has 8 servings. The toppings for the cobb salad is for one salad. Add as much as you like, depending on how many people you are serving.
Makes 8 Servings of Ranch Dressing
Macros for the Ranch Dressing: Fat 15 grams – Protein 1 gram – Carbs 1 gram
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Cobb Salad with Homemade Ranch Dressing – Keto and Low Carb
Recipe Video
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients
For the Grilled Chicken
- 12-16 ounces of Chicken Breast cut into pieces
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic grated
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
- Juice and Zest of 2 lemons
For the Ranch Dressing
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons dried dill
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
For the Toppings
- Grilled chicken breast see above
- Avocado
- Cooked bacon crumbled into pieces
- Hard boiled egg
- Blue Cheese crumbles
- Grape tomatoes
- Lettuce of your choice
PREPARATION
Preparation
To Make the Grilled Chicken
- Add all the ingredients for the chicken, including the chicken in a resealable plastic bag and set aside, while you heat up your grill.
- Once ready, grill the chicken breast for 8-10 minutes, or until it reaches a temperature of at least 165 degrees. Slice and set aside.
To Make the Ranch Dressing
- Add all the ingredients to the bowl of a food processor and blend.
To Assemble the Salad
- Add the lettuce to a bowl and top with the chicken breast.
- Then the avocado, tomatoes, egg, blue cheese and the bacon. Top with homemade ranch dressing and enjoy!
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