I had a hankering. I had a hankering for bacon, avocado, egg, and cheese... what was one to do? Whip up the slightly tedious Cobb Salad! I say "slightly tedious" because if you don't have any leftover chicken, bacon, or egg, one must cook up three items to enjoy the cobby goodness. But it is worth it, and made easier with leftovers (I had chicken and also a husband who loves to slice). And with basic ingredients it's cheap to make. To embellish with a brief (2 minute Google search) history, the Cobb Salad (cir. 1937) was created by famous LA restaurateur Robert Cobb for a Hollywood friend as a late night snack. The friend continued to ask for the "Cobb" Salad and a new Hollywood tradition had begun. I'm glad it did and Thank you Mr.Cobb.

Ingredients:
1 head of Romaine, chopped
5 slices of crispy bacon, crumbled
1-2 avocado's, diced
2 hard boiled eggs, finely diced
2 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 chicken breast, cooked and sliced (I had leftover breaded chicken, so that's what I used)
1/2 cup blue cheese or shredded cheddar cheese (traditionally it's blue but the overpowering flavor can ruin the salad if someone doesn't like it)


Optional Honey Mustard Dressing:
1/4 cup mayo (can definitely use light)
1 Tablespoon honey
1 Tablespoon favorite mustard
1/2 Tablespoon lemon juice
dash of salt

Directions:
Once everything is cooked (if need be), diced and shredded, the rest is easy!

Put chopped romaine into a salad bowl

Place crumbled bacon, diced avocados, diced eggs, diced tomatoes, sliced chicken, and shredded cheese in rows on top of the romaine lettuce (like picture above). Gotta love the Cobb presentation!

Serve with dressing on the side, honey mustard and ranch go well!

Cheap and I split this whole thing between the two of us. Needless to say we were quite hungry, and then quite full. But we enjoyed ourselves! Sweet Pea opted for cheese and bread-- I don't think salad is quite her thing yet...