Mediterranean Cobb Salad is a flavourful and delicious salad that serves as a complete meal. It's packed with tons of nutrients, antioxidants, healthy fats & protein. Enjoy for lunch or dinner! Dairy free, paleo, low-carb, keto + AIP version provided.
2hard boiled eggs, cut in half , (omit for AIP version)
1avocado, skin removed, cut in half
1/2cupcherry tomatoes, cut in half, (replace with olives for AIP version)
1packsliced mushrooms
1smallred onion, sliced
8cupsspring mix salad
1tspbalsamic vinegar
1tspavocado oil
Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
Chicken marinade
1garlic clove
1tbsplemon juice
1tbspavocado oil
1/2tspdried basil
1/2tspdried oregano
1/4tspsmoked paprika, omit for AIP version
1/2tspsea salt
1/2tspblack pepper
Salad dressing
4tbsp.extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil
2tbspbalsamic vinegar
1tspdried basil
1/2tspdried oregano
Sea salt , to taste
Instructions
Chicken
Preheat oven to 425F.
Add ingredients for chicken marinade to blender or food processor and create a marinade for chicken.
Coat chicken thighs in marinade (Optional: Let marinate overnight or for a few hours if possible) then bake for 30-35 minutes. Prepare other items below while chicken cooks.
Onion & Mushrooms Sauté
Using a stove top pan, heat 1 tsp avocado oil then add onion and mushrooms.
Add 1 tsp. balsamic vinegar and sea salt.
Cook over medium-low heat until all pan juices have cooked off. Cover and keep warm.
Salad
In a large bowl, toss spring mix salad with salad dressing ingredients.
Divide salad onto two plates. Add cherry tomatoes, avocado, eggs, onion/mushroom sauté & chicken thighs. Top with fresh ground black pepper.
How to make perfect hard boiled eggs
Place eggs in a pot and cover with cool water by inch.
Bring water to a boil over high heat.
Once water begins to boil, remove pot from burner and allow eggs to cook in the pot of hot water for 8-10 minutes.
Drain water and immediately run cold water over eggs until cooled.
Peel and enjoy in your favourite recipe or on its own.