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Californian Inspired Cobb Salad

February 6, 2019 by Grace Leave a Comment

Cobb Salad

I will always remember Feb 4, 2019 as the day that I had my first Cobb salad. It will be the first of many and I can’t wait to have this delicious salad again!

The Cobb salad came to be in the 1930s at the Brown Derby restaurant, in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Robert Cobb owned the Brown Derby Restaurant, and the salad is named after him.

There are several stories about how the salad came to be. One version is that one evening a very hungry Mr. Cobb gathered leftovers that he found in the restaurant’s kitchen. Once put together, he topped it with a vinaigrette, and so the Cobb salad was born. Another version says that Mr. Cobb put the salad together for a friend (Sid Grauman, founder of Grauman’s Chinese Theater). His friend had dental work so everything had to be chopped fine.

One I Love Lucy episode famously featured The Brown Derby Restaurant. In this episode, Lucille Ball has a hilarious run-in with William Holden. Mr. Holden orders a Cobb salad at the Brown Derby by the way. 🙂 This episode is called “LA at Last” or “Hollywood at Last.” Please watch Lucy’s ridiculous antics on Prime Video if you have it! It is Season 3, Episode 19. It is a hoot!!

Eggs, cheese, avocado, green onion, cherry tomatoes

Treat yourself to this salad when you want to indulge. It definitely is not for those who are on a diet or watching their weight! But it is definitely delicious.

Bacon Chicken and Eggs

I hope you’ll take the time to make this dish, and enjoy a bit of I Love Lucy whilst dining on the Cobb salad. Enjoy!

Cobb Salad
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Californian Inspired Cobb Salad

This delicious Cobb salad is seriously indulgent!  Enjoy with a glass of Chardonnay and some nice crusty bread!
Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time40 mins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Servings: 3 servings

Ingredients

For the salad

  • 6 slices bacon cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lb chicken tenders or chicken breast
  • 10 oz romaine lettuce cut up into bite sized pieces for your salad
  • 3 eggs hardboiled, peeled, and halved
  • 3 green onions sliced
  • 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 avocado thinly sliced
  • Roquefort cheese crumbled

For the vinaigrette

  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 ts Worcestershire sauce
  • squeeze lemon
  • 1/4 ts salt
  • 1/4 ts pepper

Instructions

For the vinaigrette

  • Add all vinaigrette ingredients to a bowl or salad dressing shaker, and either whisk or shake until well combined. 
    Red Wine Vinegar Vinaigrette

For the salad

  • Place your eggs in a saucepan, and place just enough cold water to cover them.  Place on your stove on high, until water is boiling and large bubbles are breaking over their surface.  Remove from the heat and leave covered for 15 minutes.  Plunge into ice cold water to cool down, and then peel.  
  • Fry your bacon (cut into bite sized pieces) until crisp and browned, and drain on paper towels.
    Bacon Chicken and Eggs
  • Season both sides of your chicken with salt and pepper.  Heat up 1 tbsp olive oil on med high heat, then cook both sides of the chicken until browned and cooked through.  Cut into bite sized pieces. 
  • Assemble each salad by laying down 1/3 of the romaine lettuce as your salad bed.  Top with 1/3 of all of your ingredients:  chicken, bacon, sliced avocado, halved tomatoes, halved eggs, sliced green onion, and Roquefort cheese.  
    Eggs, cheese, avocado, green onion, cherry tomatoes
  • Top with your red wine vinegar vinaigrette and enjoy!

Notes

To save time, buy chicken and bacon that are already cooked, and eggs that have already been hardboiled.  The Cobb salad is high in calories so beware!  Enjoy this as as a luxurious indulgence!
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