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Caprese Cobb Salad

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

For the Salad

  • 6 strips turkey bacon (or regular bacon)
  • 2 chicken breasts raw
  • 1/4 cup pesto homemade or store-bought
  • 1 bunch kale stems removed, roughly torn
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup Ciliegine (mini fresh mozzarella balls) sliced in half
  • 1.5 cups cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil julienned, divided
  • 2 cloves garlic minced, divided
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 avocado pitted and diced
  • 1.5 cups farro cooked (about 1/2 cup uncooked)
  • salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

For the dressing

  • 1/4 cup pesto homemade or store-bought
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup greek yogurt
  • water
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

For the Salad

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

  2. On a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, lay out bacon strips and chicken breasts. Cover chicken breasts with pesto and bake for 35 minutes or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees.

  3. Meanwhile, combine Ciliegine, cherry tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, 1/4 cup basil, and half the garlic in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

  4. In a large bowl, massage kale with a bit of salt. Add tomato mixture.

  5. In the same bowl used for the tomato mixture, combine farro, olive oil, and the remaining basil and garlic. Season with salt and pepper.

  6. Once chicken and bacon are cooked and slightly cooled, roughly chop and add to the bowl with the kale and tomato mixture. Add farro, avocado, and dressing. Mix well and serve.

  7. If prepping the salad for the later date, store chicken, bacon, and farro together so you can heat it up before adding it to the salad and postpone adding the avocado and dressing until ready to serve.

For the dressing

  1. Combine pesto, lemon juice, greek yogurt, and olive oil in a food processor. Pulse until well-combined.

  2. Thin to desired consistency with water and season with salt and pepper.

  3. Dressing will keep for about a week.