How to Make a Simple Cobb Salad

         Do not underestimate leftovers! Restaurateur Robert Cobb didn't. He took all the leftovers from his fridge at the Hollywood Brown Derby Restaurant back in 1930s, mixed them in a bowl and added dressing. That was he came up with one of America's most favorite, the Cobb salad.

Cobb salad comes in different variations but the classic one proves to be still the winner. It is kind of garden salad which main ingredients include vegetables, such as Romaine lettuce, endives, and watercress with crispy bacon, tomato, roast chicken breast, egg, avocado, Roquefort cheese, chives, and seasoned with red wine vinegar.

While most types of salad are tossed together, Cobb salad is served with all the ingredients arranged on the plate.

How To Prepare;

Below are your main ingredients and procedure for preparing your Cobb Salad.

Ingredients:

• Hard-boiled eggs 3 pcs. peeled and chopped
• Bacon Sliced
• Romaine lettuce 1 head, cut into bite-size
• Boiled chicken breast at least 4 cups, diced
• Avocados peeled and diced
• Tomatoes chopped
• Roquefort cheese 4 oz., crumbled

Dressing:

• Red Wine vinegar - 1/4 cup
• Dijon Mustard - 1/2 tsp
• Crushed garlic - 1 clove
• Worcestershire sauce - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1/4 tsp
• Olive oil - 1/3 cup
• Fresh ground black pepper - 1/2 tsp

Procedure;

1. First, fry the bacon, drain oil on a paper towel, and cut into crumbles.


2. Place romaine lettuce on a plate to serve as bed for the other recipes. Next, top the lettuce with chicken, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, avocados, and Roquefort cheese arranged in rows.


3. Prepare the dressing in a bowl. Mix the garlic, salt, pepper, mustard, Red Wine vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Then, put the olive oil and whisk. Pour the dressing on the salad and serve.

Health Facts;

The colorful and yummy Cobb Salad is not only a delectable dish with an interesting history. It also makes for a healthy main or side dish. For one, Cobb salad has enough proteins, the amino-acid carrying nutrient that is responsible for keeping your cells, skin, nails, and hair healthy. The Romaine lettuce is also rich in anti-oxidants such as beta-carotene, Vitamins C and K, iron, calcium, and folate, among others. Avocado is also high in B vitamins, potassium, and good fats.

Cobb salad is not actually an ideal meal for those who are on strict diet because of the high amount of calories gained through avocado, cheese, eggs, bacon and chicken.

But if you can't resist the Cobb Salad's tempting colorful, and yummy look, you can always put away half of the cheese, avocado, eggs, and bacon and leave just enough to satisfy your cravings without loading up the calories.

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Healthy Foods

   
 

WHOLE FOODS

                 Whole foods have many benefits over processed foods. Processed foods are typically loaded with artificial additives, sugar and salt. In addition, the processing usually strips them of many of the vitamins and minerals essential for good health.

Avoid: White Pasta

Choose: Brown pasta, wholegrain pasta, wheat free pasta, gluten free pasta.

Avoid: White flour and bread

Choose: Whole meal bread and flour, oatcakes, rice cakes, pumpernickel.

  Avoid: White rice

 Choose: Brown rice, millet, buckwheat, bulgur wheat, couscous, oats.

  Avoid: Sugar sweets, cakes, biscuits.

 Choose: Fruit - either natural or dried.

 All processed meals should be avoided. Instead, cook meals using fresh natural ingredients (organic where possible).

  DAIRY

         Eating dairy is positively implicated in weight loss. In addition, dairy has been shown to help remove fat from your digestive system. However, many dairy foods are also high in fat - the key is therefore to choose low fat dairy products. Good choices include skimmed (non-fat) milk, low fat cheese, live organic yogurt, soya cheese, and tofu. Watch out also for high sugar levels in most brand named yogurts.

  MEAT AND FISH

        It has been known that a high consumption of red meat has been linked to various diseases, and many cuts are also high in saturated fat. It is therefore important to limit your intake of red meat. However, fresh fish contains high levels of essential fatty acids, which have been shown to protect against many diseases, including heart disease. You should integrate white meats and fish, especially herrings, mackerel, salmon and sardines into your diet as best you can.

      FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

      Fresh fruit and vegetables are low in calories and high in fibre, vitamins, minerals and water, and should therefore form a large part of your diet. In addition, raw foods have been shown to improve energy, vitality and well being.

  ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS

          These are required by the body for optimum health. They are found in cold pressed oils, (safflower, walnut, olive and sunflower), nuts, seeds, avocados and fish oils. It is recommended that you avoid processed oils and margarine, especially hydrogenated oils.

See my article on "Good Fats and Bad Fats" for more information.

   DRINKS

       Maintaining a good level of hydration is vital. The best choice is water, mineral water, herbal teas, and diluted fruit juices. Popular drinks such as tea, coffee and soda all contain additives such as sugar and caffeine and are best used in moderation.

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