Welsh Family Kitchen
The Hollywood Brown Derby Cobb Salad
The classic Cobb Salad is the most-requested entree at The Hollywood Brown Derby. The story goes that in 1937, owner Bob Cobb and theater magnate Sid Grumman prowled the restaurant's kitchen for a midnight snack, resulting in this salad that Grumman ordered again the next day. It became an overnight sensation. At the WDW Hollywood Studios Brown Derby, at lunch, this is served as an entree and easily serves two. At dinner, the same portion is a side salad!
The original has a prescribed dressing. This was our version until 2016-05-21.
Ingredients:
2+ cups Romaine lettuce
1 cup parsely
1 cup Chicory leaves
.5 lb deli turkey
.5 lb Tavern ham
2-3 plum tomatoes
1 avocado
.5 cup blue cheese
6 strips crumbled bacon
3 hard cooked eggs
2 T fresh chives [Optional]
Good Season's Italian
Procedures:
Chop/dice everything else and refrigerate in individual containers, saving the avocado for last. To finish, add all the ingredients to a large bowl and toss well. The dressing can be added to the bowl or to individual servings.
Notes:
2015-07-19: the addition of the parsley was a significant improvement.
2014-09-28: a batch for the two of us.
2013-11-16: Made for the 3 of us and served with Fried Oysters. I forgot to buy blue cheese, which was added to the leftovers.
2013-06-05: I measured the amount of lettuce and it made a superior batch. Dressing after serving helped the leftovers to stay fresher, longer.
The previous version is here.
06/08/2016
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