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Cobb salad

American garden salad

Cobb salad

Type	Salad
Place of origin	United States
Region or state	California
Created by	Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant
Main ingredients	Salad greens (iceberg lettuce, watercress, endive, Romaine lettuce), tomatoes, bacon, turkey breast, hard-boiled eggs, blue cheese, red wine vinaigrette
Media: Cobb salad

The Cobb salad is an American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens (authentically iceberg lettuce, watercress, endives, and romaine lettuce),^[1] tomato, bacon, turkey breast, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, chives, blue cheese (often Roquefort; some versions use other cheeses such as cheddarorMonterey 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.

Origin

Various stories recount how the salad was invented.^[3] One says that it came about in 1938 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]

Another version suggests that the salad was hastily arranged from leftovers by Cobb for showman and theater owner Sid Grauman. It was chopped fine, because Grauman had just had dental work done and could not chew well.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of foods named after people
• List of salads
• Food portal
• Cuisine of California
• Chef salad

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