Mexican Cobb Salad

There is just something about Mexican food in summer time.  It is just perfect for every occasion.  And then there is also something about salads in summer.  Of course we don’t want something big and heavy when it’s hot out.  I am in love with this salad because it combines Mexican and salad into something more interesting than the traditional taco salad which I don’t really love that much.  Maybe this is more southern Californian than Mexican, but it’s fun for a lunch or easy dinner.  Great for throwing into a cooler for an evening at the pool (which is exactly what we did when I took the pictures for this post).

Can we talk about salads for a minute (because I have thoughts)?  They should be hearty.  They should fill you up.  Please can we stop thinking salad means “dieting” or “low calorie” or something?  (My salads have plenty of calories, but I don’t know how many because I don’t count them.)  My family of big eaters is not hungry if we have salad for dinner.

Now can we talk about salad dressings?  I am not a fan of very many of them and making your own salad dressing is so, so easy and delicious that I generally opt to do that.  HOWEVER, I am a huge fan of Tessemae’s salad dressings–particularly when I want a creamy dressing because those are more complicated to make at home.  We are generally not fans of creamy dressings because they taste kinda’ fake and are full of gross ingredients (very, very not into ranch dressing…ick).  However, Tessemae’s has changed that for me!  Creamy dressings that are made with real ingredients (and NO dairy?!)!  Serious game changer.  The Hubs is a huge fan of the Creamy Ceasar, and I am loving this Habanero Ranch to pair with this salad!  Just a little bit of kick, creamy, and none of that ranch aftertaste that prevails with the regular, bottled variety.

I find Tessemae’s at Whole Foods, but you can buy it directly from their website or Amazon or maybe even in your “normal” grocery store depending on where you live (read: I miss Denver sometimes).  (Also, note, Tessemae’s doesn’t pay me to say any of this, I am just a big fan!)

So, let’s get on to the recipe…although, a recipe for a salad is kind of funny to me.  Dump it all in a bowl and go, but anyway, here’s a list of ingredients.

Note: if you don’t have some of these ingredients prepped already, this salad takes a bit more time, but it’s still super fast and easy.  I like having hard-boiled eggs on hand, and who doesn’t want to have bacon cooked and at the ready?  Grocery store rotisserie chicken makes this salad a snap, too.  Even still, it won’t take you too long to hard boil some eggs, fry some bacon, and cook some chicken under the broiler, on the grill, or in an Instant Pot.  Choose your level of difficulty here and go with it!

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