Salmon Cobb Salad

5 from 6 votes

Healthy salmon cobb salad with all the flavor, 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!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time29

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Bailey Rhatigan

Equipment

large serving bowl

Ingredients

For the salmon

.75 -1 lb salmon
½ tsp paprika
¼ tsp each salt & pepper
¼ tsp oregano

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
2 garlic cloves minced
½ tsp each salt & pepper
½ tsp honey *see notes

Cobb Salad

8 cups chopped romaine about two medium heads of romaine.
4 hard boiled eggs, chopped
1 avocado, sliced
½ cup tomatoes, chopped
½ cup cooked bacon, chopped
4 tbsp feta or blue cheese, crumbled optional
½ tbsp fresh chives for topping

Instructions

Start with cooking your bacon (if using) Next, season the salmon with the salt, pepper, paprika and oregano. Start to cook the salmon (if using). I cook mine in the air fryer on 390º for 9 minutes Grill on medium heat for about 3-4 minutes on each side.
While these items are cooking, boil the 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.

Assemble The Salad

Chop up the cooked bacon, romaine, eggs, feta, chives , tomatoes, and any other veggies. 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 and enjoy.

Notes

If you are making this ahead of time, keep the dressing to the side until you are ready to serve to avoid any soggy lettuce.
Try to chop things up in equal sizes for a great "chopped" cobb salad.
This recipe is delicious without the salmon, feel free to skip the salmon if you can't get your hands on any. The star of the salad is the tahini ranch.
This salad will be good in the fridge for up to 2 days, it will get a bit soggy so I suggest eating it quick!

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