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Holiday Cobb Salad with Creamy Poppyseed Dressing

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cobb salad, holiday salad, salad
Servings: 4
Author: Thriving Gluten Free

Ingredients

  • 6 cups Spring Mix Salad Greens
  • 1 cup Dried Cranberries
  • 1 cup Chopped Pecans
  • 2 Apples or Pears or a combo of both!
  • 4 Eggs hard boiled & quartered
  • 6 slices Bacon cooked & crumbled

Dressing

  • ½ cup Mayo or unsweetened plain dairy-free yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Pure Maple Syrup can sub regular granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Poppyseeds
  • 1 tablespoon Water use desired amount to create a thinner consistency.

Instructions

Prepare the Poppyseed Dressing

  • Whisk together the mayonnaise(or yogurt), maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, and poppyseeds in a small bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of water to thin. Add more depending on desired consistency. Refrigerate until serving.

Assemble the Salad

  • To assemble the salad, place salad greens in a large bowl. Top with bacon, eggs, apple, pear, pecans & cranberries. 
  • Add dressing to the salad about 15 minutes before you plan on serving it. You don’t want to add the dressing too far in advance, or the greens can get too soggy. Toss everything well & serve.

Notes

To feed a crowd, ingredient sizes can be adjusted depending on how many people you will be serving.
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