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==Origin== |
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Various stories recount how the salad was invented. |
Various stories recount how the salad was invented.<ref name="CL 2013">{{cite book | author=Editors of Cooking Light Magazine | title=Cooking Light Lighten Up America: Favorite American Foods Made Guilt-Free | publisher=Time Incorporated Books | year=2013 | isbn=978-0-8487-4488-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iN3qBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT146 | access-date=February 15, 2018 | page=pt146}}</ref> One says that it came about in 1937 at the [[Brown Derby#Hollywood Brown Derby|Hollywood Brown Derby]] restaurant, where it became a signature dish.<ref name="CL 2013"/> It is named after the restaurant's owner, Robert Howard Cobb.<ref name="zeldes" /> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303823104576391630324571472|last=Monaghan|first=Gail|title=Screen Siren Cobb Salad|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=June 25, 2011|page=D5}}</ref> |
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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 Robert Cobb.<ref name="Schecter 2012">{{cite web |last=Schechter |first=Molly |title=Salad sensation celebrates 75 years |work=[[Sarasota Observer]] |date=May 23, 2012 |url=https://www.yourobserver.com/article/edibles-salad-sensation-celebrates-75-years|access-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref> The same source confirms that 1937 was the reported date of the version noted above, with Cobb making the salad.<ref name="Schecter 2012"/> |
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 Robert Cobb.<ref name="Schecter 2012">{{cite web |last=Schechter |first=Molly |title=Salad sensation celebrates 75 years |work=[[Sarasota Observer]] |date=May 23, 2012 |url=https://www.yourobserver.com/article/edibles-salad-sensation-celebrates-75-years|access-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref> The same source confirms that 1937 was the reported date of the version noted above, with Cobb making the salad.<ref name="Schecter 2012"/> |
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Type | Salad |
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Place of origin | United States |
Region or state | California |
Created by | Paul J. Posti for Robert Cobb |
Main ingredients | Salad greens (iceberg lettuce, watercress, endive, corn, Romaine lettuce), tomatoes, bacon, chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, chives, blue cheese, red-wine vinaigrette. |
The Cobb salad is a main-dish American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens (iceberg lettuce, watercress, endives and romaine lettuce), tomato, crisp bacon, grilled or roasted (but not fried) chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, chives, blue cheese, and red-wine vinaigrette.[1][2]
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 Robert Cobb.[6] The same source confirms that 1937 was the reported date of the version noted above, with Cobb making the salad.[6]
Authentic versions of the Cobb salad are prepared using four varieties of greens: iceberg lettuce, watercress, endive and romaine lettuce.[2]
Some recipes include other types of cheese besides Roquefort, such as cheddarorMonterey Jack, or no cheese at all.
The origin of the Cobb salad was the subject of a debate featured in Episode 3 of Season 2 of Curb Your Enthusiasm.[7] [8]
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