Cobb Salad With Brown Derby Dressing Recipes

Steps:

• Combine red wine vinegar, water, vegetable oil, olive oil, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt, pepper, sugar, and mustard together in a bowl until dressing is smooth.
• Place chopped lettuce and watercress in a large salad bowl. Arrange tomatoes, turkey, eggs, blue cheese, bacon, and avocados on top. Add desired amount of dressing before serving and toss.

Steps:

• Chop all the greens very, very fine (almost minced).
• Arrange in rows in a chilled salad bowl.
• Cut the tomatoes in half, seed, and chop very fine.
• Fine dice the turkey, avocado, eggs and bacon.
• Arrange all the ingredients, including the blue cheese, in rows across the lettuces.
• Sprinkle with the chives.
• Present at the table in this fashion, then toss with the dressing at the very last minute and serve in chilled salad bowls.
• Serve with fresh french bread.
• FOR THE DRESSING: Combine all the ingredients except the olive oil in a blender and blend.
• Slowly, with the machine running, add the oil and blend well.
• Keep refrigerated.
• *NOTE:This dish should be kept chilled, and served as chilled as possible.

Steps:

• Make the dressing: Cover shallot rings with vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Let sit for 5 minutes to lightly pickle the shallots and infuse the vinegar. Add mustard and 3 tablespoons olive oil and, using a fork, whisk to blend. Season with salt and more pepper, if needed.
• Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Gently lower in 4 large eggs and boil for 8 minutes. Remove from heat and run cold water over to quickly chill. (You could throw a few ice cubes into the bowl as well.) Once the eggs are properly chilled, peel them and set them aside until you're ready to assemble the salad.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy on both sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and let cool. Once cool enough to handle, coarsely chop bacon and set aside.
• Drain all but roughly 2 tablespoons bacon grease from the skillet. (Toss the drained grease or reserve for another purpose.) Season chicken with salt and pepper and cook in the same skillet over medium-high heat until well browned on both sides and cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to a large plate or cutting board.
• Transfer any drippings (you should have at least 2 tablespoons) from the skillet to the bowl with the vinaigrette and whisk to blend, adding more olive oil if desired.
• Once chicken is cool enough to handle, shred it into bite-sized pieces. (Alternatively, chop or slice it into bite-sized pieces.) Slice or chop the hard-boiled eggs.
• Arrange lettuce in your largest serving bowl or platter. Drizzle about half the dressing over the lettuce and toss to combine; season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange the chicken in the center of the bowl or platter in a straight line. Place the tomatoes on one side and the eggs on the other. Place the avocado next to the eggs, and the blue cheese next to the tomatoes. Sprinkle bacon in the center of the bowl. Spoon remaining dressing over the top and sprinkle with chives.

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl toss together well the romaine, the Boston lettuce, the curly endive, and the watercress. In a skillet cook the bacon over moderate heat, stirring, until it is crisp and transfer it with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Halve, pit, and peel the avocados and cut them into 1/2-inch pieces. Arrange the chicken, the bacon, the tomato, and the avocado decoratively over the greens and garnish the salad with the grated egg and the chives. In a small bowl whisk together the vinegar, the mustard, and salt and pepper to taste, add the oil in a slow stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified. Stir in the Roquefort. Whisk the dressing, pour it over the salad, and toss the salad well.

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients, except oils.
• Add olive oil and salad oil.
• Mix well.
• Chill and shake thoroughly before serving on salad.