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Cobb Salad

The famous Cobb Salad from the Hollywood Brown Derby

Servings 6

Ingredients

Cobb Salad

  • ½ head iceberg lettuce
  • ½ bunch watercress
  • 1 bunch chicory small
  • ½ head romaine lettuce
  • 2 medium tomatoes blanched & peeled
  • 1½ c cooked turkey breast diced
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs
  • ½ c blue cheese crumbled
  • 6 strips crispy bacon crumbled
  • 2 tbsp chives chopped

French Dressing

  • ½ c water
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 1¼ tbsp salt
  • 1½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 clove garlic chopped
  • ½ c red-wine vinegar
  • ½ lemon juiced
  • ½ tbsp ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp English mustard
  • ½ c olive oil
  • 1½ c salad oil

Instructions

Cobb Salad

  1. Chop all greens very fine (reserve some watercress for presentation) and arrange in salad bowl.

  2. Dice tomatoes (seeds removed), turkey, avocado, and eggs.

  3. Arrange the above ingredients, as well as the blue cheese and bacon crumbles, in straight lines across the greens.

  4. Arrange the chives diagonally across the above lines.

  5. Present the salad at the table, then toss with the dressing

  6. Place on chilled plates with a watercress garnish.

French Dressing

  1. Blend all ingredients except oils, then add olive oil and salad oils and mix well.

  2. Blend well again before mixing with salad.