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Calories · American & British

Calories in a Cobb salad

A typical restaurant serving of a Cobb salad (one restaurant entrée Cobb salad (about 4 cups) with 2 oz of blue cheese dressing, about 480 g) is about 680 calories, usually 400–1,000.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called chicken cobb salad.

~680
Cobb salad

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein48 g
  • Carbs14 g
  • Fat49 g

One serving

Serving
one restaurant entrée Cobb salad (about 4 cups) with 2 oz of blue cheese dressing
Weight
~480 g
Per 100 g
~142

The dish

About a Cobb salad

A Cobb salad is lettuce topped in rows with chicken, bacon, hard-boiled egg, avocado, tomato and blue cheese. USDA puts the salad itself at about 93 per 100 g, so four cups are about 390; the 2 oz of blue cheese dressing it usually comes with adds about 290.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Cobb salad · rough numbers

  • No dressing~390
  • With 2 oz ranch~650
  • With 2 oz blue cheese~680

What moves the number

Why one plate is 400 and another 1,000

  • The dressing: 2 oz of blue cheese is about 290
  • Bacon, egg, avocado and blue cheese in the bowl
  • Extra dressing cups

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for dressing on the side and use half
  • Choose a vinaigrette
  • Skip the bacon or the cheese, not both

Side by side

Next to other American & British dishes

American & British · typical restaurant servingAll about American & British food →

  • Mimosa~120one 6 oz mimosa: sparkling wine and orange juice · usually 80–150
  • Glass of red wine~130one standard 5 oz pour · usually 100–230
  • Green bean casserole~130one cup of green bean casserole · usually 60–190
  • Yorkshire pudding~130one large pub-style Yorkshire pudding (about 60 g) · usually 60–350
  • Pint of beer~210one 16 oz US pint of regular beer · usually 100–280
  • Scotch egg~270one standard Scotch egg (113 g) · usually 220–450
  • Hot dog~300one beef hot dog in a white bun with mustard · usually 250–650
  • Mashed potatoes and gravy~300one cup of restaurant mashed potatoes with gravy · usually 150–450
  • Gumbo~330one restaurant bowl, about 1½ cups, with rice · usually 220–430
  • Mac and cheese~340one restaurant side, roughly a heaped cup · usually 250–1,000
  • Clam chowder~350one bowl of New England chowder, about 1½ cups · usually 200–900
  • Sausage roll~350one bakery sausage roll in flaky pastry · usually 250–550

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Cobb salad, no dressing (1 cup, 105 g), FDC 2709832
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Blue or roquefort cheese dressing, FDC 2710197
  3. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Ranch dressing, FDC 2710212

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in a Cobb salad?

A typical restaurant serving of a Cobb salad (one restaurant entrée Cobb salad (about 4 cups) with 2 oz of blue cheese dressing, about 480 g) is about 680 calories, usually 400–1,000. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in a Cobb salad with dressing?

About 680 for a four-cup entrée with 2 oz of blue cheese dressing, and about 390 without dressing.

Is Cobb salad healthy?

It has a lot of protein, about 48 g in an entrée. Most of its fat comes from the dressing, bacon and cheese, so the dressing is the easiest lever.

What changes the calories in a Cobb salad?

The dressing: 2 oz of blue cheese is about 290. Bacon, egg, avocado and blue cheese in the bowl.

How can I order a Cobb salad lighter?

Ask for dressing on the side and use half. Choose a vinaigrette.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.