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California Cobb Salad

The signature dish of the Brown Derby Restaurant in Los Angeles - a hearty main course perfect for a summer evening.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, California
Keyword: avocado, blue cheese, chicken, egg, lettuce, main dish, roquefort cheese, summer, tomatoes
Servings: 1 person
Author: HelenFern
Ingredients
  • 2 cups mixed salad greens
  • 1/3 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1/3 cup sliced red onion
  • 1/3 avocado, sliced
  • 2 Tablespoons minced fresh chives
  • 1/4 cup crumbled roquefort cheese
  • 1 hard boiled egg
  • 3 slices crisp cooked bacon
  • 1/2 cup cubed chicken breast
Vinaigrette
  • 3 Tablespoons high quality olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 Tablespoons Red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • pinch sugar
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Start with greens. Iceberg or romaine lettuce and some watercress or arugula tossed in.

  2. Then there are the veggies - Red onions, chopped tomato and some good old California avocado - and some chives at the end on top of it all.

  3. Then the protein - Roquefort cheese (some use bleu cheese, but to be authentic you need roquefort), Crumbled bacon, hard boiled eggs and diced chicken.

  4. Top with vinaigrette

Vinaigrette
  1. Whisk all the ingredients together until they are well blended and emulsified.