Chicken Cobb Salad With Avocado Dressing

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This is based on smoked chicken cobb salad from the cooking light best ever slim-down recipes book. To simplify it, i modified it to remove the smoking of the chicken. This is quite a tasty salad. I love all the different flavors. I used a large clove of garlic in the dressing and it had a good bite. The avocado i used was about 1 cup diced.

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Steps

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To prepare dressing , combine first 7 ingredients in a mini food processor.

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Process until smooth.

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To prepare salad , cook bacon in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp.

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Remove bacon from pan.

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Crumble.

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Add canola oil to pan.

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Swirl to coat.

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Add chicken to pan.

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Saute 6 minutes on each side or until done.

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Cool slightly.

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Shred with 2 forks.

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Combine romaine , spinach , and basil in a large bowl.

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Toss.

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Arrange 2 cups spinach mixture on each of 4 plates.

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Divide bacon , chicken , 1 / 3 cup avocado , tomatoes , eggs , and cheese evenly among plates.

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Drizzle about 3 tablespoons dressing over each salad.

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Ingredients

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avocado, extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, kosher salt, black pepper, garlic clove, water, center-cut bacon, canola oil, boneless skinless chicken breasts, romaine lettuce, baby spinach, fresh basil leaf, heirloom tomatoes, eggs, blue cheese