Cobb salad

American  

[kob sal-uhd] / ˈkɒb ˌsæl əd /

Or cobb salad

noun

1. a salad of lettuce, chopped chicken breast, bacon, cheddar, avocado, tomato, and hard-boiled egg, typically with a blue cheese and vinaigrette dressing.

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Etymology

Origin of Cobb salad

First recorded in 1945–50; named after Robert Howard Cobb (1899–1970), U.S. restaurateur and owner of the Brown Derby restaurants

Example Sentences

A caramelized garlic steak bowl sells for $17.95, and a garden cobb salad is $15.75.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Members parked on the street, bathroom access varied court by court and there was no spot to grab a cobb salad afterwards.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

The cobb salad is so popular because it too adds green vegetables into a mash of delicious junk.

From The Guardian • May 5, 2016

As someone who actually enjoys the films of Errol Morris, why do I waste my time watching Luann de Lesseps eat a cobb salad and bitch about her weekend?

From Salon • May 20, 2011

Then I ate McDonald's-a grilled chicken California cobb salad.

From Time Magazine Archive