Original Cobb Salad

Original Cobb Salad

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The famed Cobb salad has to be one of the most colorful of all salad classics. Traced back to 1936 and the then- owner of the renowned Brown Derby restaurant/landmark then in Hollywood, Robert Cobb's...

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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon dijon-style mustard
  • 1 small clove garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon basil (or 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 head iceberg lettuce
  • 1 small head chicory
  • 1 small bunch watercress
  • 2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, diced into 1/2-inch cubes
  • salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 hard-cooked eggs, coarsely chopped
  • 6 slices bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled
  • 1 whole chicken breast, poached (see notes)
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon minced yellow onion
  • 3 ounce blue cheese, crumbled
  • 1 large avocado, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch dice, tossed with juice of 1/ 2 a fresh lemon
  • 1 small endive, separated into spears

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