Brown Derby's Original Cobb Salad

1/2 head of lettuce
1/2 bunch watercress
1 small bunch chicory
1/2 head romaine
2 medium tomatoes, peeled
2 breasts of boiled roasting chicken
6 strips crisp bacon
1 avocado
3 hard−cooked eggs
2 tablespoons chopped chives
1/2 cup crumbled imported Roquefort cheese
1 cup Brown Derby Old−Fashioned French Dressing (See recipe, below)
Cut finely lettuce, watercress, chicory and romaine and arrange in salad
bowl. Cut tomatoes in half, remove seeds, dice finely, and arrange over
top of chopped greens. Dice breasts of chicken and arrange over top of
chopped greens. Chop bacon finely and sprinkle over the salad. Cut avocado
in small pieces and arrange around the edge of the salad. Decorate the
salad by sprinkling over the top the chopped eggs, chopped chives, and
grated cheese. Just before serving mix the salad thoroughly
with French Dressing.
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Brown Derby Old−Fashioned French Dressing
1 cup water
1 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon English mustard
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 cup olive oil
3 cups salad (vegetable) oil
Blend together all ingredients except oils. Then add olive and salad oils
and mix well again. Chill. Shake before serving. Makes about 1 1/2 quarts.
This dressing keeps well in the refrigerator. Can be made and stored in a 2−quart Mason jar.