Brown Derby Cobb Salad
Have you tried the Brown Derby’s Cobb Salad at Disney’s Hollywood Studios? It is the king of salads! Everything is chopped in ¼” pieces and they toss it right at your table melding all those flavors together! Of course, one of the best parts of eating at Brown Derby is getting the chance to have a conservation with the Mayor, but you’ll have to use your imagination on that one at home.
Salad recipes are generally fairly easy to convert to gluten free, but the dressings can get tricky. Prepared or bottled dressings often contain xanthan gum and other preservatives.
The difficulty in this recipe is the chopping and prep work, but so worth the time! A few short cuts definitely save time.
- Many recipes call for skinning and seeding tomatoes so that salad does not get watery. A quicker and easier method, put chopped tomatoes on plate that is angled. Liquid will drain to one side of plate and you can mop it up with papertowels.
- Bacon is so much easier and less messier in baked in the oven rather than frying in a pan.
- Chopping trick for avocados saves some time too. Cut avocado in half, then carefully slice into small chunks while the avocado half still in skin, then scoop avocado chunks out.
Enjoy and think of the Mayor!
All measurements are ¼” chopped/shredded:
4-5 cups iceberg lettuce
1 c. watercress
1c. Chicory
1 c. grape tomatoes
½ c. scallions
1 avocado
5 par boiled eggs
4 oz roquefort cheese – crumbled
6 strips of bacon – crumbled (easy way to make bacon below)
2-3 chicken breasts – sauteed (see directions below)
Salt & Pepper to taste
Dressing:
In pint jar or dressing container add first:
1/2c. Red wine vinegar
½ lemon juiced
½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
½ tsp Mrs Dash onion
1 tsp honey
1 clove garlic – minced
Shake thoroughly, then add:
¾ c. olive oil
Shake again until coagulates
In a large bowl, add all ingredients and as much dressing as desired. Using salad tongs toss until mixed completely. Let rest 2 minutes before serving.
Sauteed Chicken Breasts
Over medium high, heat 1 Tbs of olive oil in sautee pan. Add 1-2 garlic cloves – minced and stir for 30 seconds. Add chicken breast on top of garlic and salt top of breasts. Use a lid offset or grease lid and cook 4-5 until brown, turn chicken over and cook for another 4-5 or until cooked through. Add 1 Tbs of water, continue to cook until water evaporates, leaving a thick sauce or glaze. Turn off heat and let cool to room temperature before chopping.
No Mess Oven Baked Bacon:
Place one layer of bacon on foil lined tray with lip. Bake in 400 degree oven 15-20 minutes to your desired crispiness! Let cool completely on paper towels before crumbling.
