Avocado Dressing for Cobb Salad

Ingredients

• 1 small ripe avocado – peeled, pitted, and diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ lemon, juiced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• Dash cayenne pepper
• ¼ cup water

• 6 cups coarsely chopped salad greens
• 2 cups diced cooked chicken
• 1 cup cooked shrimp
• 4 slices deli turkey cut in strips
• 4 slices deli ham cut in strips
• 4 pepperoni slices diced
• 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
• 4 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and coarsely chopped
• ½ cup thinly sliced red onion
• 2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled

Directions

• Avocado Dressing: In a blender or mini-chopper, blend avocado, oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, salt, cayenne pepper and water, until smooth.
• Toss salad ingredients together and serve with dressing on the salad or topping on the salad. Enjoy!