How To Make a Cobb Salad
- February 5, 2008
- 2,361 Views
Voice Over Artist
Darcie Champagne
Music
Sung-tae Kim
Writer
Suzanne Lenzer
The original Cobb salad was invented at the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood. Save on travel costs and make one at home instead.
You Will Need
- A large salad bowl or platter
- A cutting board
- A sharp knife
- 1 head of lettuce (red leaf, romaine, your choice)
- 1 medium ripe tomato
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 avocado
- 6 strips of crisp bacon
- 2 grilled chicken breasts
- 1/2 c. crumbled Roquefort cheese
- 1 hard-boiled egg
- A whisk
- 2/3 c. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/3 c. sherry vinegar
- 1 minced shallot
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Wedge of lemon
- Small jar with lid
Step 1: Wash lettuce & tomato
Wash the lettuce and the tomato.
Step 2: Tear lettuce
Tear the lettuce and place it in the salad bowl or on platter.
Step 3: Chop tomato, onion & avocado
Chop the tomato, red onion, and avocado into uniform small pieces – about ¼ inch.
To prevent the avocado from turning brown, squeeze lemon juice on the cut pieces.
Step 4: Cut the bacon
Cut the bacon into ¼-inch pieces.
Step 5: Cube the chicken
Cube the chicken breast into ¼-inch pieces.
Step 6: Add egg & cheese
Cut the hard-boiled egg into ¼-inch pieces and crumble the cheese in a bowl.
Step 7: Arrange ingredients
Arrange all of the ingredients on top of the lettuce in neat rows.
Step 8: Make the dressing
Make your dressing by whisking the olive oil, vinegar, mustard, shallot, salt, and pepper together.
To save time, you can put all of the dressing ingredients in a jar, close the lid, and shake vigorously. This also allows you to keep any extra dressing tightly sealed for another salad.
Step 9: Add dressing to taste
Drizzle, or pour lavishly, the dressing all over the salad, and enjoy a big Hollywood taste without the starred sidewalks and terrible traffic.
The Brown Derby restaurant opened in 1926 near Hollywood and Vine and was shaped like a hat.
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Comments (2)
Nice video! that really does look like a delicious salad - this video totally reminds me of curb your enthusiasm season 2...
over 3 years ago by clayton
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over 3 years ago by bunnylover1217
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