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Coconut Cobb Salad

A plant-forward Cobb salad featuring roasted sweet potato, edamame, tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and goat cheese, topped with homemade smoky-sweet coconut bacon bits instead of pork.

From The Young Forever Cookbook

Coconut Cobb Salad
Prep
25 min
Cook
40 min
Total
1 h 5 min
Yield
4 servings
Category
Salad

Nutrition (estimated)

per 1 bowl
Calories
540 kcal
Protein
18 g
Fat
40 g
Carbs
28 g
Fiber
8 g
Sugar
9 g
Sodium
720 mg

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp coconut aminos
  • 2 tsp maple syrup
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cubed
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 0.5 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 0.5-1 jalapeno pepper, seeded
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 0.25 tsp kosher salt
  • 1-2 tbsp water
  • 4 large pasture-raised organic eggs
  • 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
  • 0.5 cup frozen edamame, thawed
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 0.5 cup Pickled Red Onions
  • 8 oz soft goat cheese

Instructions

  1. Coconut bacon: Heat oven to 325°F; line a baking sheet with parchment. Stir together coconut aminos, maple syrup, and paprika. Toss in coconut flakes. Spread on sheet and bake 15 min, stirring every 5 min, until golden. Cool completely. Can be stored airtight up to 5 days.
  2. Sweet potato: Raise oven to 400°F; line a sheet with parchment. Toss sweet potato with olive oil and salt. Roast 20–25 min until soft and golden.
  3. Dressing: Blend all dressing ingredients until smooth, adding water as needed.
  4. Eggs: Boil eggs 8 min, then transfer to ice water. Peel once cool and halve.
  5. Assembly: Fill 4 bowls with romaine. Divide edamame, tomatoes, pickled onions, and sweet potato among them. Top each with 2 egg halves, coconut bacon, and crumbled goat cheese. Drizzle with dressing.

Active Compounds

Nutrients and bioactive compounds delivered by this recipe's ingredients.

From: Coconut Oil
From: Coconut Oil
From: Coconut Oil
From: Sweet Potatoes
From: Edamame
From: Edamame, Eggs
From: Edamame
From: Eggs
From: Eggs
From: Eggs
From: Eggs
From: Eggs

May Support

Health conditions and aging processes this recipe's compounds may influence, based on the source research.

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