Cobb Salad

Ingredients

• 400g/14 oz chicken breast (2 pieces)
• 1/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 200g/7oz streaky bacon strips
• 4 x 9 minute boiled eggs (, quartered)
• 12 cups cos / romaine lettuce ((1 large head, 2 small), chopped (or other crispy lettuce))
• 2 large tomatoes (, cut into 8 wedges then halved (or 250g/8oz cherry tomatoes halved))
• 2 avocados (, cut into large pieces)
• 200g/7oz gorgonzola dolce (my favourite) or roquefort (traditional), ( crumbled (or other blue cheese - Note 1))
• 2 tbsp chives (, finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard
• 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 5 tbsp apple cider vinegar ((sub white wine or red wine vinegar))
• 3/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
• 2 tbsp eschallot ((US: shallot), very finely minced)
• 1/2 tsp white sugar