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Cobb Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe




The Cobb Salad The Cobb salad was a signature menu item of the legendary Brown Derby in Hollywood, a landmark restaurant in Los Angeles, California. Variations of the salad are now served in restaurants world-wide.  originated in the 1930’s at the Brown Derby For the liquor stores, see .

The Brown Derby was a landmark restaurant in Los Angeles frequented by celebrities during the Golden Age of Hollywood. It was an example of novelty architecture, known for being physically shaped like a brown derby hat.
 restaurant in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Refreshing yet satisfying, it’s been a lunch time staple ever since. My version gets extra flavor from creamy blue cheese dressing Noun 1. blue cheese dressing - vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese
Roquefort dressing

dressing, salad dressing - savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise
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  Ingredients

Serves 2  

1 recipe Blue Cheese Dressing 

1 large chicken breast, grilled 

3 cups romaine lettuce, coarsely chopped

1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese 

1   Haas avocado, sliced 

4 strips bacon, fried and crumbled 

1 cup watercress watercress, hardy perennial European herb (Nasturtium officinale) of the family Cruciferae (mustard family), widely naturalized in North America, found in or around water.  leaves 

1   tomato, seeded and chopped 

2   hard-cooked eggs, sliced 

1 tablespoon minced scallions 

   Directions  

  1. Cut the grilled, skinned, and bone chicken breast into bite-size pieces.  

2. Divide the lettuce evenly between two large plates.  

3. Arrange the blue cheese, avocados, bacon, watercress, chicken, tomatoes, eggs, and scallions decoratively in strips over the lettuce.  

4. Pour the dressing over, or serve on the side.  

 Preparation time: 20 minutes.  

A Barbara Adams Beyond Wonderful recipe.©
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Author:Barbara Adams
Publication:Barbara Adams Beyond Wonderful
Date:Sep 30, 2007
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