This autumn cobb salad is packed with tons of fall produce and flavor! Roasted veggies, chicken, hard boiled eggs, pepitas and a delicious maple dijon dressing over hearty kale make for an incredibly satisfying bowl.
Who wants a giant plate of fall!?
This roasted autumn cobb salad is packed with all of the best fall produce, juicy chicken, salty pepitas and a delish maple dijon vinaigrette. There’s a bite of everything here and I can’t wait for you to make it!
I clearly remember my first cobb salad, which I ordered when I was out to dinner with my mom after a dance competition. And I still didn’t really like salads at the time, but the idea of bacon and eggs and blue cheese and chicken and avocado in a salad?! I loved all of those things so I figured, why not!
It was still one of the best salads I’ve ever had, and maybe it’s because it was the first cobb. It was at a restaurant in Myrtle Beach, by the way. A trip that took my mom and aunt 17 hours to drive us there because this was before GPS and we got lost… but that’s neither here nor there.
The point is that I’ve loved a cobb ever since!
And sure, this is a very different cobb. In fact, it doesn’t have any of the ingredients I mentioned above, except for the egg. But it has so many incredible fall flavors. Squash and brussels sprouts, some pepitas, a very autumn-inspired dressing.
It also packs quite a punch. This is incredibly filling and is more of a bowl-like meal than a salad for me. If you want to make it even more satisfying, throw some quinoa or your favorite grain in too. Maybe some dried cherries!
There is so much goodness packed in this salad!
First, a base layer of kale. It’s heartier and can hold all the heavier fall vegetables. I prefer this over romaine, iceberg or butter lettuce for an autumn dish because the veggies we are using have more density.
For the protein, I like to use rotisserie chicken for this salad. It’s just EASY. Since we’re already roasting veggies, making eggs and a dressing, it’s simpler to just grab a rotisserie and go. However, you can use any kind of chicken you’d like. If you would prefer to roast or grill it, do so! (more…)
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