Sunday, February 12, 2012

Cobb Salad with


Cobb Salad with French Dressing
Hollywood Brown Derby, Disney-MGM Studios 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 head iceberg lettuce
  • 1/2 bunch watercress
  • 1 small bunch chicory
  • 1/2 head romaine lettuce
  • 2 medium tomatoes, blanched and peeled
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked turkey breast, diced
  • 1 avocado
  • 3 eggs, hard-cooked
  • 1/2 cup blue cheese, crumbled
  • 6 strips crisp bacon, crumbled
  • 2 tbsp. chopped chives

Preparation

  1. Finely chop all greens, reserving some watercress for presentation. Arrange in salad bowl.
  2. Cut tomatoes in half, remove seeds and dice one. Also dice the 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. Present the salad at the table, then toss with the dressing (below) and place on chilled plates with a watercress garnish. Serves six.

BROWN DERBY OLD-FASHIONED FRENCH DRESSING
1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 1/4 tbsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/2 cup red-wine vinegar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 tbsp. ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. English mustard
1/2 cup olive oil
1 1/2 cups salad oil
Blend together all ingredients, except oils, then add olive and salad oils and mix well. Blend well again before mixing with salad.

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