Southern-style Cobb Salad

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== Description ==
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
* Yield: 6 Servings of salad and 1¾ cups of dressing
== Ingredients ==
* ½ to 1 pound fresh sugar snap peas
* 2 heads iceberg lettuce
* 3 hard-cooked eggs
* 4 plum tomatoes
* 1 large avocado
* 1 bunch fresh watercress, torn
* 2 skinned and boned chicken breast halves, cooked and sliced
* 12 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
* Blue cheese-buttermilk dressing
* freshly ground pepper
* garnish: edible flowers
=== Blue cheese-buttermilk dressing ===
* 1 (4-ounce) package crumbled blue cheese
* 1 cup nonfat buttermilk
* ½ to ⅔ cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
* 3 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice
* 1 garlic clove, minced
== Description ==
# Cook peas in boiling water to cover 2 to 3 minutes; drain.
# Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain and set aside.
# Cut iceberg lettuce into 6 wedges.
# Coarsely chop eggs.
# Remove and discard pulp from tomatoes, and cut into thin strips.
# Dice avocado.
# Arrange watercress evenly on 6 salad plates.
# Top with peas, chopped eggs,tomato strips, avocado, and chicken; sprinkle with bacon.
# Place a lettuce wedge on each plate.
# Drizzle with Blue cheese-buttermilk dressing; sprinkle with pepper.
# Garnish with edible flowers, if desired.
=== Blue cheese-buttermilk dressing ===
# Stir together all ingredients in a bowl.
# Serve over salad.
Category:Salad Recipes
Category:Avocado Recipes
Category:Bacon Recipes
Category:Buttermilk Recipes
Category:Cathy's Recipes
Category:Blue cheese Recipes
Category:Chicken breast Recipes
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Category:Watercress Recipes
Category:Hard-boiled egg Recipes
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Category:Iceberg lettuce Recipes
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