A healthy chopped cobb salad with all the flavor but healthier, easy to whip up and can be made dairy free. The ranch tahini dressing is full of fresh herbs. You will want to make this dressing weekly. Your new favorite salad!
Why Make This Healthy Cobb Salad
This tahini ranch is by far one of my favorite dressings. If you aren't familiar with tahini you should be. I use it a lot in my recipes because it is versatile and it creates a beautiful creamy base for dressings. I highly recommend Soom tahini. Top it with any protein of choice. I love the salmon bacon combination personally but you can keep it vegetarian! This salad is husband approved.
Ingredients Needed For Healthy Cobb Salad
Romaine. Fresh chopped romaine is the base of this salad.
Salmon. Optional! Skip if you are dairy free.
Bacon. Optional (not pictured but great with this salad!)
Tomato. I like to use cherry tomatoes.
Feta. Blue cheese will also work. Skip this if dairy free or vegan.
Eggs. Hard boiled eggs are a must on this cobb! But they are optional.
Avocado.
Tahini. Well stirred tahini.
Honey. Just a little to jumpstart the recipe.
Lemon. Fresh lemon juice is best.
Seasoning. Salt, oregano & pepper
Garlic. Fresh cloves are best.
Herbs. Fresh herbs make this tangy herby "ranch" style dressing. We need cilantro, parsley, dill and chives.
How To Make Healthy Cobb Salad
Step One. Start with cooking your bacon (if using) I bake mine in the oven on a cookies sheet on foil on 350º for 20 - 30 minutes or however you prefer to cook bacon will work. Next, season the salmon with the salt, pepper and oregano. Start to cook your salmon (if using). I cook mine in the air fryer on 390º for 9 minutes.
Step Two. In a medium sized bowl, add tahini, water, lemon, honey. Finely chop the chives, cilantro, parsley and dill. Mince the garlic. Add this to the tahini and use an immersion blender or high-speed blender to mix the dressing. This will help blend the herbs up well and let the flavors combine. Add 1 tbsp of water to the dressing at a time if you need to thin it out a bit.
Step Three. Chop up the cooked bacon, romaine, eggs, feta and tomatoes. Assemble in a large bowl. Pour 1/2 of the dressing in and mix well. If you'd like more dressing, add more! Add the salmon to the top if using. Serve immediately.
Recipe FAQs
Tips for cooking you salmon
Yes you read that right! We are going to cook the fish in the air fryer for this recipe. Of course if you don't have one, use a skillet or grill and cook for about 4 -5 minutes each side. If you are using the air fryer (which is my preferred method) you will want to set it to 390º and cook for about 9 minutes.
Yes, you can skip the bacon, cheese, egg and use maple syrup in place of honey. or use vegan alternates instead.
Dip veggies, pizza in it or drizzle it over sandwiches. The dressing is delicious.
This salad will need to be enjoyed right after mixing in the dressing. You can make everything ahead and add the dressing a day later if needed but once the dressing is mixed in the salad will get wilted after a bit.
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Salmon Cobb Salad With Vegan Ranch
Ingredients
For the salmon
- 2- 4 oz fresh or thawed pieces of salmon or 4 servings of salmon optional!
Tahini Ranch Dressing
- ¼ cup tahini be sure it is well mixed
- 4 tbsp warm water
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ tbsp fresh cilantro
- ½ tbsp fresh dill
- ½ tbsp fresh parsley
- ½ tbsp fresh chives
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp honey *see notes
Cobb Salad
- 8 cup chopped romaine *see notes
- 4 hard boiled eggs
- 1 sliced avocado
- ½ cup chopped tomatoes
- ¼ cup chopped bacon *cooked
- 4 tbsp crumbled feta or blue cheese
Instructions
- Start with cooking your bacon (if using) I bake mine in the oven on a cookies sheet on foil on 350º for 20 - 30 minutes or however you prefer to cook bacon will work. You can do this step the day before to cut back on time.Next, season the salmon with the salt, pepper and oregano. Start to cook your salmon (if using). I cook mine in the air fryer on 375º for 9 minutes.While these items are cooking, boil your eggs. Fill a pot with enough water to just cover the eggs, place on high heat on the stove and bring to a boil. Once boiling, cook for 8 - 10 minutes. Empty hot water, fill with a small amount of cold water, add ice and let the eggs cool in an ice bath before peeling. You can also do this step the day before to cut back on time.
Tahini Ranch Dressing
- In a medium sized bowl, add tahini, water, lemon, honey. Finely chop the chives, cilantro, parsley and dill. Mince the garlic. Add this to the tahini and use an immersion blender or high -speed blender to mix the dressing. This will help blend the herbs up well and let the flavors combine. **Add 1 tbsp of water to the dressing at a time if you need to thin it out a bit.
- Chop up the cooked bacon, romaine, eggs, feta and tomatoes. Assemble in a large bowl. Pour 1/2 of the dressing in and mix well. If you'd like more dressing, add more! Add the salmon to the top if using. Serve immediately.
Jessica
I loved the vegan ranch and cannot believe how easy it was too make!
Kerrie
This is such a delicious salad. I only wish I was able to make my Salmon as pretty as yours.
Mechele
This recipe was easy and delicious! Thank you. What ranch seasoning do you recommend?
Bailey
I use the Simply Organic Mix or Primal Palate mix - Both are dairy free, good ingredients and tasty like Ranch seasoning should be 😉 So happy you enjoyed it!
Elena
When you say cook at 390 does it matter what setting? My air frier has options to fry, bake, and etc.
Bailey
I usually do bake or the air fry option and they come out similar.