January 6, 2019
This is one of my favorites when I’m looking for a salad that is a little extra. It’s sweet, salty & the chipotle ranch is so luscious it seems naughty.
Salads should not be an item that you associate with a diet. It should be viewed as a bowl that you can fill to the brim with healthy, nutrient dense ingredients and top with a delicious healthy fat whether it be a creamy dressing like this one – or an oil based vinaigrette to keep it on the lighter side. Either way I’m always team salad because anything you can eat from a bowl kicks ass.
Whole30 BBQ Cobb Salad
Ingredients
- 2 Romaine hearts, chopped or preferred lettuce type
- 1/4 C cilantro, chopped
- 2 C pulled pork or chicken *See Notes for Vegetarian Option
- 2 Tbsp BBQ Sauce Whole30 Compliant
- 1 Avocado, diced
- 1/2 C Grape Tomatoes, diced
- 2 hardboiled eggs, sliced
- 1 Jalapeno, seeded & diced
- Bacon Crumbles optional
- 1/4 C Red Onion, diced
Whole30 Sweet Chipotle Ranch
- 1 1/2 C W30 Compliant Mayo Sub: plain greek yogurt if not W30
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce Sub: 2 tbps chipotle powder
- 1/4 C cilantro
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
- 2 tbsp almond milk sub: any dairy free milk
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 TBSP pineapple Juice
Instructions
- For Dressing: Add all ingredients to a blender. Blend until combined. Keep refrigerated for up to 5 days.
In a bowl, add the pork or chicken & bbq sauce. Toss to coat. In a salad bowl, Assemble the salad ingredients based on your preference of items. Top with BBQ meat & dress with the sweet chipotle ranch dressing
Notes
*Easy pre-shredded meat options: For Pork, Costco & Sam's Club have Whole30 compliant shredded pork in the refrigerated section. For Chicken: Shred a rotisserie chicken. Freeze rotisserie chicken scraps & save for bone broth.
*Vegetarian Option: Replace Meat with jackfruit for pulled pork like consistency.
