CAJUN COBB SALAD
A Cobb salad is an entrée-size array of chopped ingredients, usually consisting of hardboiled eggs, meat, salad greens, avocado, blue cheese and other goodies. This creative version uses Cajun-spiced barbecued steak and our Pink Peppercorn Buttermilk Dressing.
Yield: Serves 4.
July 02, 2019
CAJUN COBB SALAD
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp Cajun seasoning
- 1 1/4 lb (0.625 kg) strip loin steak
- 2 romaine hearts, halved lengthwise
- Pink Peppercorn Buttermilk Dressing, divided
- 4 hard-cooked large eggs, peeled and sliced
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced
- 1 cup thinly sliced radishes
- 1/4 cup thawed frozen kernel corn
- 1/4 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
Directions
- Spread Cajun seasoning over both sides of steak.
- Grill steak over medium heat on natural gas barbecue to desired doneness. Let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
- Slice steak into thin slices; set aside.
- To serve, place 1 romaine heart half on each of 4 individual serving plates. Drizzle each romaine heart half with 2 tbsp Pink Peppercorn Buttermilk Dressing. Dividing equally, add steak, eggs, avocado, radishes, corn, walnuts and blue cheese to plates. Drizzle servings with remaining Pink Peppercorn Buttermilk Dressing. Serve immediately.
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Nutritional analysis per serving:
673 calories, 51.1 g fat, 36.3 g protein, 21 g carbohydrate, 8 g fibre, 862 mg sodium
PINK PEPPERCORN BUTTERMILK DRESSING
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp pink peppercorns, crushed
- 1 1/2 tsp finely chopped shallot
- 1 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 tsp liquid honey
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup canola oil
Yield: Makes about 3/4 cup.
Directions
- Place all ingredients except oil in a blender; blend to combine.
- With machine running, pour oil through opening in lid in a thin steady stream, blending until combined.
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Nutritional analysis per 1 tbsp serving:
89 calories, 9.3 g fat, 0.3 g protein, 1.5 g carbohydrate, 0.1 g fibre, 70 mg sodium