Sunday Dinner: Easter leftovers for a Cobb salad recipe

Classic Cobb

A little background into the origins of the famous Cobb salad, made of leftovers: One late night in 1937, LA’s famous Brown Derby Restaurant owner Bob Cobb and Sid Grauman, the owner of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, were looking for a snack. Cobb took leftovers from the refrigerator – a little of this and that – and mixed them into a tasty salad loaded with goodies. The next day, Grauman, who had stopped by the restaurant, asked for a “Cobb salad.” The rest is history!

Classic Cobb salad recipe

Serves 6

Ingredients:

For the dressing:

• 3⁄4 cup canola oil
• 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 3⁄4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sugar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the salad:

• 1⁄2 head iceberg lettuce, cored and shredded
• 1⁄2 head romaine lettuce, chopped
• 1⁄2 bunch watercress, stems trimmed, chopped
• 2-4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• 4 strips cooked bacon, roughly chopped
• 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes
• 2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes
• 2-3 cups cooked ham, diced into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons minced chives

Directions:

1. For the salad, place the iceberg lettuce, romaine and watercress onto a serving platter. Add the crumbled blue cheese, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, ham and avocado on top of the lettuce mixture and arrange into neat rows.
2. For the dressing, mix the canola oil, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, garlic and a few pinches of salt and pepper into a blender and process until smooth.
3. Drizzle the salad with the dressing and then season with salt and pepper and the minced chives. Serve immediately.

The holidays are a fun time to share special foods and memories. How great to be able to use leftovers to make a delicious follow-up meal recipe (and dessert)!

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