Chopped Cobb Salad

Ingredients

• 2 romaine hearts, chopped
• 2 cooked chicken breasts, diced
• 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
• 1 avocado, diced
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1

   Whisk the buttermilk, mayonnaise, and lemon juice together with plenty of black pepper and a little of the blue cheese mashed in for body.

2. 2

   Spread the chopped romaine across a wide platter rather than a deep bowl, so every row of topping stays visible.

3. 3

   Lay the chicken, bacon, egg, avocado, and tomatoes in neat parallel stripes over the lettuce, keeping the colors alternating.

4. 4

   Scatter the remaining blue cheese over everything and season the whole platter lightly with salt and pepper.

5. 5

   Bring the dressing to the table separately and pour it over just before serving so the lettuce never has a chance to wilt.