Lobster Cobb Salad

This Lobster Cobb Salad is simple but decadent and delicious. It’s perfect for a lunch or dinner party because it’s so easy to assemble when you are ready to eat.

A Note From Teri on Lobster Cobb

This Lobster Cobb is the perfect dish to serve for company because you can do almost everything in advance and just assemble when you are ready to enjoy.

Because the salad has such indulgent ingredients like bacon and lobster, you want a lighter dressing to balance it out. We did a spin with a vinaigrette, and we added some yogurt to it. It would also be lovely with some sour cream. If you have a high quality olive oil, you will get amazing flavor from it for your vinaigrette and you may not need to add the honey. If your olive oil has some bitterness to it, you can add the honey to taste.

People think of lobster as a very expensive option, but you can often find frozen lobster tails on sale! If you can splurge and have a fish purveyor in town like I have at Dirk’s, it’s wonderful to get your lobster from your fishmonger. You could certainly do shrimp or smoked salmon instead of lobster as well. If you have frozen shrimp, I love making my sizzling shrimp and adding it to a salad.

If you’re looking for another fun lobster recipe, these lobster nachos are a run-don’t-walk situation.

Ingredients and Variations

For the dressing:

• Lemon juice
• Honey
• Garlic, pressed or grated
• Dijon mustard
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground pepper
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Finely chopped chives
• Greek yogurt

For the salad: 

• Bacon
• Large eggs 
• Greens of your choice, cut or torn into bite-size pieces
• Cooked lobster meat (claws, tails, or assorted)
• Avocados, sliced
• Tomatoes – we used cherry but use whatever looks beautiful
• Cucumber
• Marinated red onions
• Finely chopped chives

If you have eaters who prefer shrimp, you can absolutely substitute shrimp for the lobster. For someone who doesn’t enjoy seafood, you could use another protein such as skirt steak or roasted chicken breast.

How to Make Lobster Cobb Salad

Step One: Make the Dressing

Add the lemon juice, honey, garlic, Dijon, salt, and pepper to a blender or mini food processor and blend well. While the blender or food processor are running, slowly stream in the olive oil until everything is incorporated.  Add 2 tablespoons of chives and the yogurt and blend until well-combined. Stir in 2 tablespoons of chives. Set aside. 

Make Bacon and Eggs

Heat oven to 375F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Place the bacon flat on the sheet pan, in one layer, and cook until the bacon reaches your preferred crispiness, which can range from about 15-20 minutes for regular bacon, or 20-25 minutes for thicker slices.

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring 2 quarts of water to a gentle boil. Carefully add the eggs to the boiling water and cook for 7 ½ minutes for jammy eggs (or 8 ½ minutes for less jammy eggs), adjusting the heat as necessary to prevent the water from boiling too rapidly—and cracking the eggs.  When the eggs are done, immediately remove them with a slotted spoon and gently put them in the ice water. After 3 minutes, remove eggs from the ice water bath to a cutting board. They will continue to cook, so work quickly. Gently crack the shells and immediately peel the eggs and cut each in half.

Step Three: Assemble the Salad

Arrange the greens on a platter and salt them. Beautifully arrange the lobster, avocado, tomatoes, cucumber, and marinated red onions on top of the greens. (I like to create a couple of sections of each item.) Drizzle the vinaigrette over everything and garnish with finely chopped chives. Serve additional dressing at the table.

Storage and Prep Ahead

The great thing about this recipe is that you can prep the ingredients ahead of time and keep them in separate airtight containers in the fridge. When you are ready to serve, simply assemble the salad and you will have a gorgeous meal.

Try These Other Cobb Salad Recipes

• Strawberry Cobb Salad
• Creamy Chicken Cobb Salad
• Vegan Cobb with BBQ Marinated Mushrooms
• Steak Cobb Salad

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