This happy, delicious, Strawberry Cobb Salad has so many variations! And I couldn’t resist taking it to the next level with a fun twist that makes it all about the strawberries. Topped with my justifiably popular Marinated Red Onions, it just may be one of the highlights of your salad days. 

Strawberry Cobb Salad on platter next to strawberries and bowl with strawberry chive dressing on a yellow napkin

A Lovely Thought From Teri

I love Cobb Salads because they include a bit of everything fabulous. This joyful version is wonderful with crispy thick-cut bacon, which is so delicious with the jammy eggs. My Creamy Strawberry Chive Dressing perfectly unites the individual ingredients, and as a lily-guilder extraordinaire, of course I like to use two dressings! The creaminess of the strawberry dressing is fabulous on its own, but a bit of Marinated Red Onion Oil makes it even more delicious–what a combination!

Fresh strawberry chicken salad with hard-boiled eggs, avocado, bacon, and creamy dressing on wooden table, healthy meal image.

For this Strawberry Cobb Salad, start by making your eggs and bacon. A Jammy Egg is wonderful in a Cobb Salad, but you can boil the eggs to your liking. For crispy bacon, there is nothing better than oven bacon! My Everyday Roasted Chicken Breasts are perfect for the protein, but make it your own with whatever protein you prefer. For flavor and texture, we used baby romaine, avocado chunks, strawberries, cucumbers, and of course some Marinated Red Onions.

Juicy fresh strawberries in a white bowl on a wooden table with a blue striped cloth.

This flavorful salad is spectacular to bring to a friend. You can put the individual elements in Mason jars and toss it when you’re ready to serve. I like to bring it to Michigan to enjoy on the weekend. 

Fresh cobb salad with strawberries, eggs, bacon, and creamy dressing on a white plate.

The dressing is my favorite part of this salad. We’ve combined strawberries, chives, shallots, garlic, anchovy, and more to create a creamy dressing with such a unique flavor that I cannot get enough! It’s also fabulous as a vegetable dip or to top some leftover protein. Make a double batch and see what else you like to serve it with.

Ingredients

Fresh strawberries, eggs, and various ingredients on a metal tray for cooking or baking.

Creamy Strawberry Chive Dressing:

  • Large egg
  • Light olive oil
  • Fresh strawberries
  • Chives
  • Fresh lemon juice
  • Shallots
  • Apple cider vinegar
  • Garlic cloves
  • Anchovy
  • Hot sauce
  • Lemon zest
  • Kosher salt

Sizzling Everyday Roasted Chicken Breast:

  • 2 bone-in and skin-on chicken breasts
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
Fresh strawberries, cucumbers, avocados, greens, bacon, eggs, and olive oil for healthy meal prep.

Salad:

  • Large eggs
  • Bacon
  • Baby romaine lettuce
  • Kosher salt
  • Avocados
  • Pint fresh strawberries
  • Persian or English cucumbers, sliced
  • Marinated Red Onions

How to Make this Strawberry Cobb Salad

Fresh strawberries and ingredients for a flavorful cooking recipe on a rustic wooden table.
strawberry chive dressing in mason jar with label on a blue and white striped napkin

Make the Creamy Strawberry Chive dressing

Place the egg in a wide mouth Mason jar, and using a hand mixer to blend, slowly add the light olive oil until it emulsifies and thickens. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until thoroughly combined. Cover and refrigerate to allow the dressing to thicken while you make the salad.

Juicy roasted chicken breasts with crispy skin, cooked to perfection. Ideal for healthy, flavorful family dinners or meal prep.
two hands with red nail polish and gold rings cutting a chicken breast into cubes

Make the chicken

Preheat oven to 375F.

Rub every crevice generously with olive oil, then sprinkle with plenty of kosher salt and black pepper. 

Bake for about 35 minutes, then brush the top of the chicken with the juices. Return to oven for 5 minutes to brown the top. 

Remove from oven. If it isn’t brown enough at this point, baste again, turn up the oven temp, and bake for another 10 minutes.

Once it has cooled, cut into chunks for serving.

three pieces of oven bacon a parchment lined sheet tray
halved jammy eggs on a green plate

Make the Oven Bacon and Jammy Hard Boiled Eggs

Reduce heat to 350F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

Place the bacon flat, in one layer, on the sheet pan. Cook in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the bacon reaches your preferred crispiness. Once cool to touch, crumble and set aside.

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring 2 quarts of water to a gentle boil. Carefully add the eggs to the water and cook for 7 ½ minutes, adjusting the heat as necessary to prevent the water from boiling too rapidly—and cracking the eggs.  

Meanwhile, prepare an ice water bath. When the eggs are done, immediately remove them with a slotted spoon and gently place them in the ice water. Let them rest for one minute.  

Remove them 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. Set aside.

Fresh Cobb salad with boiled eggs, bacon, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and creamy dressing over greens.

Assemble the Strawberry Cobb Salad

Arrange the greens on a large serving platter. Season the greens with salt. Arrange the chicken, strawberries, cucumber, eggs, avocado, and bacon bits over the bed of greens. Top with our Marinated Red Onions and serve with the lovely strawberry dressing. Enjoy!

Variations

This salad’s great if you’re doing Whole30 or eating low-carb — but if you’re not, check out the original recipe and consider adding some cheese. For other variations, you can make it a Vegan Strawberry Cobb Salad by using my extraordinary Mushroom Bacon, you can keep it low carb, or you can dress it up with a spectacular cheese like a feta or crumbled goat cheese. Why not try diced mango for an interesting touch?

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Strawberry Cobb Salad on platter next to strawberries and bowl with strawberry chive dressing on a yellow napkin

Strawberry Cobb Salad

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  • Author: Teri Turner
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Category: Salads
  • Method: Oven
  • Diet: Gluten Free
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Description

This Strawberry Cobb is perfect for Spring eating! It’s light, delicious, and the dressing is totally next level fabulous.

Ingredients

For the Creamy Strawberry Chive Dressing:

1 large egg

¾ cup light olive oil

8 fresh strawberries, sliced

3 tablespoons finely chopped chives

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons minced shallots

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

2 garlic cloves, pressed

1 anchovy

1 teaspoon hot sauce

½ teaspoon lemon zest

½ teaspoon kosher salt

 

For the Sizzling Everyday Roasted Chicken Breast:

2 bone-in and skin-on chicken breasts

1 ½ teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 ½ teaspoons Kosher salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

 

For the Salad:

4 large eggs

½ package (around 6 – 8 slices) bacon

4 – 6 ounces baby romaine lettuce

Kosher Salt, for seasoning

1 – 2 avocados, cut into chunks

1 pint fresh strawberries, sliced

2 Persian or English cucumbers, sliced

Marinated Red Onions

Instructions

Make the Creamy Strawberry Chive dressing:

In a wide mouth mason jar, using a hand mixer to blend, place the egg and slowly add the light olive oil until it emulsifies and thickens. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until thoroughly combined. Cover and refrigerate to allow the dressing to thicken while you make the salad.

 

Make the chicken:

Preheat oven to 375F.

 

Rub every crevice generously with olive oil, then sprinkle with plenty of kosher salt and black pepper. 

Bake for about 35 minutes, then brush the top of the chicken with the juices. Return to oven for 5 minutes to brown the top. 

Remove from oven. If it isn’t brown enough at this point, baste again, turn up the oven temp, and bake for another 10 minutes.

Once it has cooled, cut into chunks for serving.

 

Make the Oven Bacon and Jammy Hard Boiled Eggs:

Reduce heat to 350F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.

 

Place the bacon flat, in one layer, on the sheet pan. Cook in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the bacon reaches your preferred crispiness. Once cool to touch, crumble and set aside.

 

In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring 2 quarts of water to a gentle boil. Carefully add the eggs to the water and cook for 7 ½ minutes, adjusting the heat as necessary to prevent the water from boiling too rapidly—and cracking the eggs.  

 

Meanwhile, prepare an ice water bath. When the eggs are done, immediately remove them with a slotted spoon and gently put them in the ice water. Let them rest for 1 minute.  

 

Remove them 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. Set aside.

 

Assemble the Salad:

In a large serving platter, place the greens. Season the greens with salt. Arrange the chicken, strawberries, cucumber, eggs, avocado, and bacon bits over the bed of greens. Top with our marinated red onions and serve with the lovely strawberry chive dressing. Enjoy!