This easy steak cobb salad is just as healthy as it is delicious! Loaded with all the goodies including juicy sliced steak, bacon, tomatoes, avocados and hardboiled eggs, served with a creamy dairy free avocado cilantro lime dressing. It’s paleo friendly, Whole30 compliant, keto and low carb.
If you’re excited for grilling season (or you’re already in it!) this salad is going to make you very happy!
And no worries if it’s the dead of winter and you’re cooking indoors, because the steak can easily be pan fried on the stovetop.
Either way, a cobb salad always means you’re in for a treat. I was a little torn on the type of dressing to make for this salad, and it’s important since the dressing completely changes the flavors.
I asked my Instagram community if I should go with creamy avocado or mustard vinaigrette and although both got lots of votes, the avocado clearly won. Which is the way I was leaning anyway.
Although I do know I’m a little biased when it comes to avocados since I manage to include them in every meal I make myself lately. Can you really have too many avocados though? Nope!
What You Need to Make this Steak Cobb Salad
Salad:
- flank steak or strip steak
- Sea salt and cracked black pepper
- avocado or olive oil
- nitrate free bacon, sugar free for Whole30 if needed *see below for my oven bacon method
- eggs, hardboiled and peeled ** see below for my method
- romaine lettuce, roughly chopped, or preferred greens
- cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
- red onion, thinly sliced
- avocado, thinly sliced
- Blue cheese crumbles (only if dairy is okay – not for Whole30!)
Dressing:
- avocado
- kite hill almond milk greek yogurt, or Kite hill sour cream
- plain almond milk or water
- cilantro leaves
- garlic powder
- sea salt
- fresh lime juice
How to Make This Steak Cobb Salad
Have your bacon cooked and crumbled and eggs hardboiled and cooled first. See the below for my methods for both.
Season the steak liberally on both sides with sea salt and cracked black pepper. Heat a large cast iron skillet or grill to medium high/high heat. Drizzle the oil in the skillet or brush the grill with oil.
Once smoking hot, add the steak and cook about 3 minutes on each side for medium rare, or about 4 minutes for medium. The cook time with depend on the thickness of your steak. You can use a meat thermometer for a better read on doneness: 130°F-135 is medium rare, 135°F-145 is medium.
Remove the steak from the skillet or grill to a cutting board and cover with aluminum foil. Allow it to sit for about 10 minutes while you arrange the salad.
In a large bowl, layer the greens with the sliced cherry tomatoes, sliced onions, sliced hardboiled eggs and crumbled bacon. Peel and slice the avocado and arrange around the salad. Add the blue cheese crumbles if desired (not Whole30)
With a sharp knife, slice the steak and arrange on top of the salad. Add the dressing ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
Serve the dressing on the side or spooned over the salad and serve right away.
My Method for Easy Oven Baked Bacon
If I’m cooking more than a few slices of bacon, I always use the oven because it’s so simple and not messy.
Preheat your oven to 400° F. Arrange the bacon in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 16-20 minutes or until crispy.
Your preference and the thickness of the bacon will determine the exact amount of time you’ll bake it.
Drain on paper towels before crumbling.
My Method for Perfect Hardboiled Eggs
I love this method because EVEN if you forget you have eggs on the stove, the heat if off so it’s pretty tough to overcook them!
Add the eggs to a large saucepan that has a matching lid (or close enough!) and fill with cold water until the water covers the eggs.
Bring the water to a boil on the stovetop, uncovered, and turn off the heat as soon as the water boils and cover with the fitted lid, then allow to sit for 16-18 minutes.
Drain and transfer the eggs to cold water to cool, then peel.
I hope you’re ready for a hearty and seriously delicious salad that you’ll want on repeat year round! Let’s start the grill and enjoy!
Steak Cobb Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing {Whole30, Keto}
Steak Cobb Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing {Whole30, Keto}
Ingredients
Salad:
- 1.25 lbs flank steak or strip steak
- Sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon avocado or olive oil
- 8 slices nitrate free bacon sugar free for Whole30 if needed - *see notes for my oven bacon method
- 4 large eggs hardboiled and peeled - **see notes for my hardboiling method
- 8 cups romaine lettuce roughly chopped, or preferred greens
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- 1 small red onion thinly sliced
- 1 large avocado thinly sliced
- Blue cheese crumbles only if dairy is okay - not for Whole30
Dressing:
- 1 medium ripe avocado
- 1/3 cup kite hill almond milk greek yogurt or Kite hill sour cream
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons plain almond milk or water
- 1/3 cup cilantro leaves
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or more, to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Instructions
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Have your bacon cooked and crumbled and eggs hardboiled and cooled first. See the notes sections for my methods.
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Season the steak liberally on both sides with sea salt and cracked black pepper. Heat a large cast iron skillet or grill to medium high/high heat. Drizzle the oil in the skillet or brush the grill with oil.
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Once smoking hot, add the steak and cook about 3 minutes on each side for medium rare, or about 4 minutes for medium. The cook time with depend on the thickness of your steak. You can use a meat thermometer for a better read on doneness: 130°F-135 is medium rare, 135°F-145 is medium.
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Remove the steak from the skillet or grill to a cutting board and cover with aluminum foil. Allow it to sit for about 10 minutes while you arrange the salad.
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In a large bowl, layer the greens with the sliced cherry tomatoes, sliced onions, sliced hardboiled eggs and crumbled bacon. Peel and slice the avocado and arrange around the salad. Add the blue cheese crumbles if desired (not Whole30)
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With a sharp knife, slice the steak and arrange on top of the salad. Add the dressing ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.
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Serve the dressing on the side or spooned over the salad and serve right away. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*Oven bacon: Arrange bacon in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake in a 400° F oven for 16-20 minutes or until crispy. Drain on paper towels before crumbling.
**Hardboiled eggs: Add the eggs to a large saucepan that has a matching lid and fill with cold water until the water covers the eggs. Bring the water to a boil on the stovetop, uncovered, and turn off the heat as soon as the water boils and cover with the fitted lid, then allow to sit for 16-18 minutes. Drain and transfer the eggs to cold water to cool, then peel.
***Cook time includes the time to cook the eggs and bacon
Nutrition
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How can I make the dressing Whole30 compliant? Will coconut milk or cream work instead of the yogurt/sour cream?
Thanks, Michele! I love your recipes!
Kite Hill yogurt is almond milk based. I am pretty sure it’s whole 30 compliant
This was the best salad ever! I used pickled eggs that my husband made. It added a nice zing. My husband is generally not a salad eater for a meal but he was very satisfied. The salad had so many textures and flavors. This could be a meal for company!
I made this for dinner tonight, and it was wonderful! The dressing is especially good! Can’t wait to make this for “company” one day soon!
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The best salad I’ve ever eaten & super easy! Even the kids love it!
Great!
I made the dressing with lemon instead of lime and used dairy ingredients (greek yogurt and milk)… any idea how long it will keep in the fridge? I’m wondering if I can make it in the beginning of the week and use it for a couple different salads during the week.
This looks so good, I can’t wait to make it! Can you tell me how many calories the salad is without the dressing? I would like to use my own dressing and want to correctly calculate.
So yummy! If I have time I will try it!