The Cheesecake Factory's Vegan Cobb Salad Recipe
This salad is a super-satisfying mix of fresh veggies, quinoa, garbanzo beans and sunflower seeds. It's great for a light dinner or hearty lunch.
Recipe courtesy of The Cheesecake Factory
The Cheesecake Factory's Vegan Cobb Salad Recipe
This salad is a super-satisfying mix of fresh veggies, quinoa, garbanzo beans, and sunflower seeds. It's great for a light dinner or hearty lunch.
Prep Time
15
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
Servings
2
servings
Total time: 45 minutes
Ingredients
- 8 ounce baby lettuce mix
- 4 ounce butter lettuce, 1" pieces
- 3 ounce balsamic vinaigrette*
- ½ teaspoon whole-grain mustard*
- 3 ounce quinoa, cooked
- 1 tablespoon marcona almonds, chopped ¼"
- 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
- 2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- pinch kosher salt
- pinch ground black pepper
- 1 avocado, cut into ½" pieces
- 4 ounce cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 3 ounce garbanzo beans, cooked
- 3 ounce cucumbers, cut into ½" pieces
- 3 ounce red beets, cooked, cut into ½" pieces
- 2 ounce green beans, blanched, cut into ½" pieces
- 2 ounce asparagus, blanched, cut into ½" pieces
- 2 ounce balsamic vinaigrette*
Directions
- Place the baby and butter lettuces into a mixing bowl.
- Combine the balsamic vinaigrette and whole grain mustard.
- Pour the dressing into the bowl and gently toss the ingredients together.
- Place equal amounts of the lettuce mixture into two chilled salad bowls.
- Cook quinoa according to package directions (about 10-20 minutes).
- Cook and blanch green beans, aspagargus and red beets ahead of time (about 10-20 minutes).
- Place the quinoa, Marcona almonds and sunflower seeds into a clean a mixing bowl.
- Drizzle the extra virgin olive oil into the bowl and season with salt and pepper.
- Gently toss ingredients together.
- Place equal amounts of the quinoa mixture and all other remaining ingredients side-by-side (in rows) over each salad.
- Pour a little more balsamic vinaigrette evenly over each salad.
Nutrition
| Calories per Serving | 580 |
| Total Fat | 30.6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4.1 g |
| Trans Fat | 0.0 g |
| Cholesterol | 0.0 mg |
| Total Carbohydrates | 77.9 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 19.5 g |
| Total Sugars | 18.7 g |
| Sodium | 1,247.8 mg |
| Protein | 18.9 g |
The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
