This weeks CEimB recipe was picked by Gabi of The Feast Within blogsite. It was a web based recipe from Ellie Krieger and can be found here: Foodnetwork.com
Being that there was egg in this salad, that spurred conversation about an old favorite of my father’s: Bombay Oyster. A Bombay Oyster is a raw egg dropped into a glass with vinegar and salt and pepper. Down the hatch it goes. My response….”Dad – you can keep that recipe to your self“.
I wasn’t going to participate in CEimB this week but decided..”oh what the hay!” So I made 3 different salads. Why? 1. I don’t eat meat, hence had to find a sub for the chicken and the ham. I also prefer not to eat egg yolks. 2. My mother won’t eat eggs at all nor does she like blue or feta cheese. 3. Ted and Dad eat everything.
This was going to be really easy, right? 1, 2, 3 and on the table. Au contrair.
Mum boiled the eggs earlier in the afternoon. When I got home, I broiled a hickory ham steak with honey mustard (3 min. per side). Ted diced the avocado, which was hard. I think I picked up an unripe avocado. Even with all that help, this meal seemed to take me F O R E V E R to get onto the table.
Step 1: Prepare the dressing. olive oil, red wine vinegar (I used balsamic), lemon juice, dijon mustard (I used Sweet-hot), worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt and pepper. I mixed this in a jar instead of a bowl and that way I could just give it a shake and chill until ready to use.
Step 2: Slice up the ham. Toss away the fat and bone. Slice up the chicken. Dissect the eggs. Slice the tomatoes. Re-dice the avocado (just being picky). Grate cheddar cheese for Mum and Ted who prefer cheddar over feta.
Step 3: Pull apart the romaine lettuce so it was in semi bite size pieces then give it a wash and a whirl in the salad spinner. I added baby spinach and baby arugula because I couldn’t find watercress.
Step 4: Assemble every ones customized salad.
I added rosemary sticks for some crunch.
The dressing was very tasty. I don’t think I’ve ever made one before that included Worcestershire sauce. Good stuff! Nice of you to make all of those salads…they all look yummy.
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You made everyone happy with their customized salads!! It is true though, one ingredient that you don’t like can ruin the taste of the whole salad! All versions look amazing!!
That’s a very colorful salad, I feel healthy already just by looking at it 🙂
I wish I could take great pictures like you do..
Yay! for a dinner that everyone liked! I love all the variations that you showed. It was nice that everyone could customize their own salad. The dressing was fabulous.
Great salad! I smiled at the pictures of all the different versions, I know this too well in my house. 🙂
Bombay Oyster… ew. That sounds disgusting. Definitely reinforces the saying, “Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answer to”!
And I’m with you on the egg yolks… I never make hard-boiled eggs because I hate the yolk and feel wasteful throwing them away.
Great idea……”Cobb Salad Your Way”! =))
I love the big cherry tomato half in the middle of the first shot!
We loved the dressing here too, could have drank the stuff……=))))
It is always nice when something turns out good that you weren’t expecting. You really went the extra mile to please everyone – what a loving daughter and wife you are 🙂 All the versions look awesome.
Very cool that you offered up the ingredients a la carte. I truly enjoyed this salad as well.
And yes, another thing off my list: hard boiling an egg.
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Love all your posts – always fun to read.
Alyssa
The ability to customize is a big plus for this recipe. Helps ensure everyone enjoys it. I loved it – especially the dressing. Since I often have most of the ingredients on hand I’ll be making this again.