Southern Cobb Salad
published by Ruby Hawk on May 29, 2012
This rich, creamy Pimento cheese dressing pulls the whole recipe together and makes it mouth watering good, with the addition of sweet pepper, southern black eyed peas and pecans, this recipe adds the finishing touches for a satisfying southern meal.
To make perfect hard boiled eggs, place eggs in a single layer in a medium saucepan and completely cover with cold water. Cook over medium heat until water comes to a high boil. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 15 minutes. Drain and cover with cold water. Peel while warm.
Pimento Cheese dressing:
Let one cup finely shredded sharp Cheddar cheese stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Beat cheese and 1/2 cup mayo with an electric beater on medium. Add 1/2 cup milk and one 2 oz. jar drained diced Pimentos, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Beat well to mix.
Ingredients for Cobb Salad:
1 recipe for Pimento cheese dressing
3 or 4 hard cooked eggs
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (for those who aren’t vegetarian)
1/3 cup flour (if you’re using chicken)
3 Tbsp. oil (if using chicken)
1 egg
1 Tbsp. milk
1 tsp. bottled hot pepper sauce
1 Tbsp. cider vinegar
1 can 15.8 oz. can black eyed peas rinsed and drained
1 large head lettuce torn into bite sizes
1 large red sweet pepper cut into strips
1/2 cup pecans
Method:
Prepare your Pimento cheese dressing first, and set aside. Halve eggs lengthwise and scoop out yolks. In a bowl mash yolks with fork. Stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons Pimento cheese dressing until smooth. Spoon yolk mixture into egg halves and set aside.
Prepare chicken: Pound chicken lightly to 1/2 inch thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. beat together egg, milk and hot pepper sauce. In another dish place flour. Dip chicken in egg mixture, and dredge in flour. Heat 2 Tbsp.oil in skillet, add chicken and cook 6 minutes, turning once. Drain and slice into strips.
In a bowl combine remaining oil and vinegar. Add peas, toss to coat.
To serve, place lettuce on platter. Arrange chicken, peas, red pepper, pecans and deviled eggs on lettuce. Pass remaining Pimiento cheese dressing. Serves 6. If you happen to have extra pecans, sprinkle those on too.
This Cobb salad is delicious with or without chicken. Eggs will give you plenty of protein if you don’t use chicken. Your family will love it either way.
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# 1 by Meg Smith
May 29th, 2012 at 7:59 pm #
This sounds really good. Food City has split chicken breast on sale this week, so I think I will make this.
# 2 by jennifer eiffel01
May 29th, 2012 at 9:19 pm #
Very scrumptious sounding. Can not wait till my mom makes this.
# 3 by Shirley Shuler
May 29th, 2012 at 11:07 pm #
Ruby, this sounds delicious, I’ll have to give this a try
# 4 by sabanawaz
May 29th, 2012 at 11:30 pm #
Sounds yummy
# 5 by Margaret Boseroy
May 30th, 2012 at 12:52 am #
Thanks for such a detailed recipe. Wonderful instructions. To think I’ve been boiling eggs wrong this whole time.
# 6 by Eunike
May 30th, 2012 at 2:29 am #
Another delicious recipe
# 7 by real lady
May 30th, 2012 at 4:36 am #
sounds great ruby, do you have a picture of this?
# 8 by marqjonz
May 30th, 2012 at 5:22 am #
I very much like the idea of adding pecans. The pimento cheese dressing sounds delicious.
# 9 by Sunjhini
May 30th, 2012 at 7:07 am #
informative post
# 10 by Safa
May 30th, 2012 at 7:14 am #
Sounds yummy…I’m hungry.
# 11 by Sangeeta Chaudhary
May 30th, 2012 at 8:41 am #
good one
# 12 by momofplenty
May 30th, 2012 at 8:44 am #
# 13 by Joanna Maharis
May 30th, 2012 at 11:32 am #
Delicious!
# 14 by yes me
May 30th, 2012 at 4:47 pm #
Cheers for the share Ruby
# 15 by aheed411
May 31st, 2012 at 6:08 am #
Good
# 16 by Brenda Nelson
May 31st, 2012 at 7:01 pm #
For me salads are lettuce, and other veges and are not warm, and never were warm. Interesting sounding recipe though.
# 17 by LCM Linda
May 31st, 2012 at 7:56 pm #
Yummy, I love salad with hard boiled eggs.