The Cobb salad is an American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens, tomato, bacon, chicken breast, hard boiled eggs, avocado, chives, and blue cheese, dressed with a red wine vinaigrette. Its ingredients are usually laid out separately in neat rows rather than tossed together, and it is served as a main course.
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Who is said to have created the Cobb salad?
According to CooksInfo, "It was reputedly created by Robert H. Cobb at the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood, California, when he made it for himself one night out of leftovers in the restaurant fridge."
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History, origin accounts
One says that it came about in 1937 at the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant, where it became a signature dish.
History, origin accounts, place
One says that it came about in 1937 at the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant, where it became a signature dish.
Introduction
The Cobb salad is an American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens (authentically romaine lettuce), 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.
- Uses Ingredient: Tomato, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
- Uses Ingredient: Bacon, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
- Uses Ingredient: Egg, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
- Uses Ingredient: Blue Cheese, Infobox food/dish main_ingredient field
In Cuisine: American Cuisine, lead paragraph
The Cobb salad is an American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens (authentically romaine lettuce), 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.
In Group: American Salads, Lead paragraph
The Cobb salad is an American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens (authentically romaine lettuce), 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.
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