Cobb salad

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Cobb salad
Cobb salad, 15 October 2010.jpg
Type Salad
Place of origin United States
Region or state California
Created byHollywood Brown Derby restaurant
Main ingredientsSalad greens (iceberg lettuce, Romaine lettuce), tomatoes, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, blue cheese, red wine vinaigrette

The Cobb salad is an American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens (authentically romaine lettuce), [1] tomato, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, chives, blue cheese (often Roquefort; some versions use other cheeses such as cheddar or Monterey Jack, or no cheese at all) and red wine vinaigrette. [2] [1] The ingredients are laid out on a plate in neat rows. It is served as a main course.

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Origin

Various stories recount how the salad was invented. [3] One says that it came about in 1937 at the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant, where it became a signature dish. [3] It is named after the restaurant's owner, Robert Howard Cobb. [4] Stories vary whether the salad was invented by Cobb or by his chef, Paul J. Posti. The legend is that Cobb had not eaten until near midnight, and so he mixed together leftovers he found in the kitchen, along with some bacon cooked by the line cook, and tossed it with their French dressing. [5]

Another version of the creation is that Robert Kreis, executive chef at the restaurant, created the salad in 1929 (the year the Brown Derby's Hollywood location opened) and named it in honor of Cobb. [6] The same source confirms that 1937 was the reported date of the version noted above, with Cobb making the salad. [6]

Robert Howard Cobb had mouth surgery and could not chew his food. He asked Robert (Bob) Kreis to make him a salad that he could swallow without chewing. Robert Kreis invented the Cobb Salad and chopped it ultra fine so Robert Howard Cobb could eat it. Robert Kreis was the executive chef for all 5 Brown Derby Restaurants. He was co-author of the Brown Derby Cookbook.

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