• About Me
  • About Me
  • Meal Plans
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Travel
A Kuk's Kitchen

Vibrant health, one bite at a time.

  • About Me
  • About Me
  • Meal Plans
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Travel
Salad  /  February 4, 2021

Seasonal Winter Cobb Salad with Bacon & Blue Cheese

by Rebekah Kuk
Enjoy amazing flavor in this seasonal cobb salad.
Jump to Recipe

Healthy Salad with Tons of Flavor

Hey everyone! Remember a few posts back when I talked about bridging the gap between holiday food and healthy food? How it’s hard to from feasting to back-on-track overnight? Well, I think this Seasonal Winter Cobb Salad with Bacon and Blue Cheese is about as close as I’ll get. Full of healthy fats, protein, fiber and vegetables, it’s got it all. Read on to see how to create it, and don’t forget to leave me a comment to let me know how you like it!

Learn to build a great salad by choosing vegetables, protein, fat and a dressing

Building Blocks of a Great Salad

First of all, let’s talk about how to build a great salad. This ain’t that side garden salad with iceberg lettuce and out of season tomatoes, not to mention a way-too-viscous Italian dressing. A great salad has to use fresh ingredients. This means seasonal ingredients. In winter, some great seasonal ingredients are salad greens and dark leafy greens; root vegetables such as beets, carrots and potatoes; fruits such as citrus and pomegranate; winter squash; and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. These will all build delicious salads.

Second, after laying down your foundations of vegetables and/or fruits, you can add some fat and protein. Some of my favorite fats include cheese, avocado, olive oil, nuts and olives. Proteins can range from pork, chicken and beef to eggs to natto or beans.

After putting these basic pieces together, vegetables/fruits, protein and fat, it’s time to add a dressing. A dressing could be a vinaigrette, which is olive oil and vinegar, or it could be a heartier mix of olive oil, mayo and vinegar. Don’t skip a dressing. It adds so much flavor. Even if you put enough fat in your salad and don’t want to add more oil, at least add a splash of vinegar.

Lastly, a sprinkle of salt and pepper or some dried herbs go a long way to making a salad truly enjoyable.

Winter Cobb Salad

This seasonal salad highlights the sweetness of beets. After steaming them, let them cool and slip the skins off, then thinly slice them. Add them to your favorite blend of salad vegetables. I usually use Romaine or red leaf lettuce, carrots, celery, cucumber and radishes. Then I add blue cheese, bacon, soft-boiled eggs, avocado and a creamy dressing.

This, to me, is the epitome of a meal that tastes amazing and feels good to eat, too. It’s beautiful to look at. It gets me excited. And I hope you try it out.

Thanks for reading, friends, and see you next time.

Rebekah

Before You Go…

Check out these other salad favorites.

1
Fennel Citrus Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing
Fennel Citrus Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing
I love the cheerful colors, crispy crunch, and sweet-tangy flavors of this winter salad.
Check out this recipe
2
French Green Lentil and Butternut Squash Salad
French Green Lentil and Butternut Squash Salad with Goat Cheese
A hearty fall salad that's packed with flavor and built on nutrition.
Check out this recipe
3
My Daily Spain Salad
My Daily Spain Salad
This is the salad I had nearly every day while living in Spain for nine months. Packed with nutrition, and leaves you satisfied.
Check out this recipe
Seasonal Winter Cobb Salad with Bacon & Blue Cheese

Seasonal Winter Cobb Salad with Bacon & Blue Cheese

Rebekah KukRebekah Kuk
I love how fresh and filling this seasonal winter salad is, featuring beets, bacon, blue cheese, and walnuts. Yum!
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1 head red leaf lettuce
  • 3 radishes
  • 1 medium beet
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 4-6 strips bacon
  • 3 hard or soft-boiled eggs
  • 2 tablespoons blue cheese
  • 1 small avocado
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk/thinned yogurt
  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon shoyu sauce or coconut aminos
  • 1 small garlic clove minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Instructions
 

  • Wash beet and cut into quarters. Place in pot with water, cover, and bring to a boil. Boil for 15-20 minutes or until tender.
  • Meanwhile, make eggs. Bring a small pot of water to boil. Reduce heat to simmer, then gently drop eggs in. Set timer for seven minutes and return to a boil. (If you prefer hard boiled eggs, boil for ten minutes). Fill a bowl with ice water. When eggs are done, rinse under cool water and plunge into ice bath. After 5 minutes or so, peel eggs.
  • Heat a large pan to medium high heat. Cook bacon for about 3 minutes on each side (or less, depending on thickness of bacon). Drain on paper towels.
  • Prepare salad. Wash and tear lettuce, slice radishes, chop walnuts, and slice blue cheese. Make dressing by whisking buttermilk, mayo, lemon juice, shoyu sauce, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl, or placing in a mason jar and shaking. Assemble salad with vegetables on the bottom, then eggs, bacon, walnuts, avocado, and blue cheese. Top salad with dressing.
Keyword Gluten Free, Probiotic, Salad, Winter
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Raw Milk Yogurt
A Kuk's Kitchen
Vibrant Health, One Bite at a Time

Hello! It's a pleasure to meet you.

Sign up to receive a Free Meal Plan featuring Five 30 Minute Meals, as well as awesome content in your inbox, every month.

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

You're on the list! Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Tags

  • Gluten-free
  • Seasonal
  • Side
  • Winter

Post navigation

Perfect Soft Boiled Eggs
Pan Fried Salmon Fillets

Share your thoughts Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Recent Comments

  • Rebekah Kuk on Beef and Sweet Potato Saute – Low Histamine and Anti Candida
  • Kat on Beef and Sweet Potato Saute – Low Histamine and Anti Candida
  • Rebekah Kuk on Salad Dressing for Candida Diet
  • Stephanie on Salad Dressing for Candida Diet
  • Kimberly on Sweet and Crunchy Animal Based Granola

Pages

  • About Me
  • About Me
  • Meal Plans
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Travel

Categories

  • Animal Based
  • Appetizer
  • Beans
  • Beverage
  • Bread
  • Breakfast
  • Brunch
  • Cake
  • Casserole
  • Cheese
  • Chickens
  • Christmas
  • Condiment
  • Cookie
  • Dessert
  • Dinner
  • DIY
  • Egg-Free
  • Eggs
  • Fall
  • Garden
  • Gluten-Free
  • Grain Free
  • Gratitude
  • Healthy Habits
  • Jam
  • Kitchen Basics
  • Lunch
  • Lunch For the Week
  • Make Ahead
  • Nut-Free
  • Nuts
  • Paleo
  • Pest Control
  • picnic
  • Potatoes
  • Preserving
  • Road Trip
  • Salad
  • Sandwich
  • Side
  • Slow Cooker
  • Smoothie
  • Snack
  • Soup
  • sourdough
  • Spain
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Thrift
  • tortillas
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Vegan
  • Vegetables
  • Vegetarian
  • Year End Review

Recent Posts

  • Simple Sourdough Bread for Busy People
  • Slow Cooker Beef Shank Stew
  • Simple Make Ahead Meals
  • Easy Thanksgiving Meal Plan
  • Butternut Squash and Ground Beef Casserole

Archives

  • October 2023
  • May 2023
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • March 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • August 2015
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • January 2014
  • October 2013
  • August 2013
  • March 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
  • June 2011
  • May 2011
  • April 2011
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • Elara by LyraThemes
  • Made by LyraThemes.com
Cleantalk Pixel
RSS
Follow by Email
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Post on X