Cobb Salad Hollywood Brown Derby Recipes

THE ORIGINAL COBB SALAD

Steps:

• Place greens in bowl. Arrange all other ingredients attractively across greens. Add dressing when ready to serve.
• Whip eggs vigorously until yolks turn pale yellow. Slowly incorporate oil to form an emulsion. Add remaining ingredients and season with salt and pepper.

COBB SALAD (HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY) RECIPE

Steps:

• Salad: Chop all greens very fine (reserve some watercress for presentation) and arrange in salad bowl. Cut tomatoes in half, remove seeds, and dice fine. Also dice the turkey, avocado, & eggs. Arrange the above ingredients, as well as the blue cheese and bacon crumbles, in straight lines across the greens. Arrange the chives diagonally across the above lines. Present the salad at the table, then toss with the dressing (below). Place on chilled plates with a watercress garnish. Dressing: Blend all ingredients except oils, then add olive oil and salad oils and mix well. Blend well again before mixing with salad

COBB SALAD WITH BROWN DERBY DRESSING

Steps:

• Chop all the greens very, very fine (almost minced).
• Arrange in rows in a chilled salad bowl.
• Cut the tomatoes in half, seed, and chop very fine.
• Fine dice the turkey, avocado, eggs and bacon.
• Arrange all the ingredients, including the blue cheese, in rows across the lettuces.
• Sprinkle with the chives.
• Present at the table in this fashion, then toss with the dressing at the very last minute and serve in chilled salad bowls.
• Serve with fresh french bread.
• FOR THE DRESSING: Combine all the ingredients except the olive oil in a blender and blend.
• Slowly, with the machine running, add the oil and blend well.
• Keep refrigerated.
• *NOTE:This dish should be kept chilled, and served as chilled as possible.

COBB SALAD WITH BROWN DERBY FRENCH DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine red wine vinegar, water, vegetable oil, olive oil, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt, pepper, sugar, and mustard together in a bowl until dressing is smooth.
• Place chopped lettuce and watercress in a large salad bowl. Arrange tomatoes, turkey, eggs, blue cheese, bacon, and avocados on top. Add desired amount of dressing before serving and toss.

COBB SALAD

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl toss together well the romaine, the Boston lettuce, the curly endive, and the watercress. In a skillet cook the bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until it is crisp and transfer it with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Halve, pit, and peel the avocados and cut them into 1/2-inch pieces. Arrange the chicken, the bacon, the tomato, and the avocado decoratively over the greens and garnish the salad with the grated egg and the chives. In a small bowl whisk together the vinegar, the mustard, and salt and pepper to taste, add the oil in a slow stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified. Stir in the Roquefort. Whisk the dressing, pour it over the salad, and toss the salad well.