Mini Cobb Salad Appetizers
A Fun And Elegant Appetizer
Who doesn’t love a Cobb salad? It is a complete meal in a salad!
The tailored down version of these Mini Cobb Salad Appetizers is perfect for a fun and elegant appetizer and I find they are always a hit at parties. Serve on little dishes with a mini fork and top the whole thing with some fresh, cracked black pepper.
I think the mini plate accessories really add to the flair and elegance of this appetizer.
Where Can I Buy Mini Appetizer Plates?
I get the little plastic plates on Amazon.
They are called Plastic Dessert Plates and you get 150 and of them for under twenty bucks. I also buy these Mini Wooden Forks to serve with the salads. They are under ten bucks for one hundred of them.
*These are Amazon affiliate links, which means Amazon pays me a small commission if you use them. There is no extra cost to you.*
You can also use small plates and or cups that you can get at party stores. I have also seen similar serving pieces at many different types of dollar stores.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
I hate waste, so I will put out a small trash can with a recycle sign on it for people to add their empty plates to. These are very sturdy and I am able to wash and reuse many times.
There are also some recycled paper plates and cups that may be a better solution for you. It is totally your call.
I prefer the elegance and sturdy nature of these plastic plates.
The Best Blue
I often get asked what the best blue cheese is. Being from the Midwest, I try to stick with as many local products as possible.
One blue cheese that is delicious, affordable, and Wisconsin-made is this Roth Blue Cheese. I think it is a great option.
Whole Foods and other stores have a specialty cheese section that usually has very helpful workers. You can really splurge with blue cheese.
A cheese monger told me once that the blue cheese you use in a salad should give the feeling that you have bacon in the salad without actually having the bacon. That is the flavor profile you want.
Have fun and experiment!
The Dressing
This recipe calls for a chunky clue cheese dressing. There are many good brands out there. I DO have a recipe for a great blue cheese in my Chopped Blue Cheese Salad Recipe. I love the dressing this salad makes.
The “Other” Dressing
I use this Western French Dressing for the Mini Cobb Salad Appetizer and a million other recipes. If you have never tried this dressing, you must!
It has likely always been in your grocery store and you never noticed it. It is usually just one or two placings and it is typically on the bottom shelf.
I use this dressing for my Beef and Cheddar Sliders and my Midwest Taco Salad. I have also had to resort to ordering it on Amazon.
Mini Cobb Salad Appetizers Recipe
These tasty little Cobb Salad Appetizers are an elegant delight for the eyes and mouth that are always a hit at parties.
Ingredients
- 6 hardboiled eggs
- 12 bacon strips
- 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon of black pepper
- 1 teaspoon of chili powder
- 1 cup of chunky blue cheese dressing
- 1 cup of blue cheese crumbles
- 1 cup of very finely diced grape tomatoes
- 1 cup of tangy, dark red French dressing
- 4 to 6 cups of iceberg
- 6 green onions, sliced thin
Instructions
- Hardboil your eggs, plunge into a bowl of ice water after boiling to make them easier to peel. Peel, then pulse in a food processor or blender to make very fine crumble. Set aside in a bowl.
- To make your candied bacon, add a metal cookie cooling rack to the top of a baking sheet that has edges. Spread your bacon slices on the cooling rack. Place in a cool oven and turn on to 350 degrees. After about 7 minutes, carefully remove the bacon, and sprinkle generously with the brown sugar, pepper and chili powder. Bake again for 5 to 7 minutes, check on this, bake longer if needed until crispy. Remove from oven, cool, then cut into one inch pieces.
- Wash and chop your iceberg lettuce into small pieces.
- Thinly slice your green onions.
- Then build your mini Cobbs. I use these mini square plastic plates, I will link IN the post for you.
- Add the lettuce, next drizzle the chunky blue cheese over the lettuce. Add one or two tomato pieces, a teaspoon of egg, and a sprinkle of crumbled blue cheese. Drizzle with a tiny bit of french, then tip with a piece of bacon and some green onions. Add some fresh, cracked black pepper to the top of each.
- Serve as an appetizer with a mini fork.