Description
The Meal-Prep Turkey Cobb Salad is a protein-packed, nutritious, and colorful salad perfect for busy weekdays. It combines lean turkey, crisp veggies, creamy avocado, boiled eggs, and tangy blue cheese for a balanced meal that keeps well and tastes fresh all week.
Ingredients
Cooked turkey breast, diced or shredded – 8 oz
Romaine lettuce, chopped – 4 cups
Cherry tomatoes, halved – 1 cup
Hard-boiled eggs, peeled and chopped – 2
Avocado, diced – 1 medium
Crisp bacon, cooked and crumbled – 4 slices
Blue cheese, crumbled – 1/4 cup
Cucumber, diced – 1/2 cup
Red onion, thinly sliced – 1/4 cup
Dressing of choice (classic vinaigrette, ranch, or blue cheese dressing) – as needed
Salt and pepper – to taste
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients: cook and dice turkey, boil and chop eggs, cook bacon until crispy, and chop vegetables.
- In meal-prep containers or large bowls, layer chopped romaine as the base.
- Add turkey, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, bacon, blue cheese, eggs, and avocado in separate sections or mixed as preferred.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Pack dressing separately to keep salad fresh until ready to eat.
- When ready to serve, drizzle dressing over the salad and toss if desired.
Notes
- Swap turkey for grilled chicken or roast beef.
- Use feta or goat cheese instead of blue cheese.
- Add nuts like walnuts or pecans for extra crunch.
- Include roasted corn or avocado for extra flavor.
- Use kale or mixed greens instead of romaine.
- Store salads in airtight containers for up to 4 days; keep dressing separate until serving.
- Best enjoyed cold; do not reheat.
- Prep Time: 20-25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes (if using pre-cooked turkey and boiled eggs)
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-cook / Assembly
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 180mg