The Mercury’s Cobb Salad With Grilled Chicken
From twill10 12 years agoIngredients
- The Mercury’s Cobb Salad With Grilled chicken shopping list
- From the Mercury, in Dallas shopping list
- Special Equipment 4 four-inch ring molds approximately 2 inches tall shopping list
- champagne vinaigrette 1/4 cup champagne vinegar shopping list
- 1 egg yolk shopping list
- 2 teaspoons creole mustard shopping list
- 2/3 cup canola oil shopping list
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste shopping list
- In a bowl whisk together the vinegar, egg yolk, and mustard. Then slowly pour in the oil, whisking to emulsify. season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use. shopping list
- Salad 2 ripe avocados, peeled, seeded, and flesh broken into large pieces shopping list
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, grated shopping list
- 1 ripe tomato, peeled, seeded, and diced shopping list
- 4 pieces cooked bacon, diced shopping list
- 4 ounces blue cheese, preferably Roquefort shopping list
- approximately 1 cup champagne vinaigrette (recipe above) shopping list
- 1 head romaine, cut in julienne strips 2 inches long shopping list
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste shopping list
- In a large bowl toss the avocado, grated egg, tomato, bacon, cheese, lettuce, and enough champagne vinaigrette to just moisten the ingredients. With a spoon, mash everything together until it resembles a loose guacamole. season with salt and pepper. If you are not using immediately, cover surface with plastic wrap and refrigerate. shopping list
- When you are ready to assemble the salads, set out 4 dinner plates. Place a ring mold on each plate and fill it with salad. Using moderate pressure, press the salad down with a spoon or fork until it is flush with the top of the ring. Refrigerate the salads for 1 hour. shopping list
- chicken 4 boneless chicken breasts, approximately 6 ounces each shopping list
- 1 tablespoon basil oil (for garnish, optional) shopping list
- 1 tablespoon chile oil (for garnish, optional) shopping list
How to make it
- Grill the breasts until just done, about 5 minutes per side. May be sautéed, if you wish. Keep warm.
- To unmold the salads, hold down the top of the salad with one hand while you carefully remove the ring with the other, giving it a slight twist as you lift up if it doesn’t move easily.
- Slice the warm chicken and place on top of the salads in a grid fashion, 2 pieces one way, 2 the other, and so on. Drizzle the plate with the basil and chile oils, if desired. Serve immediately. Serves 4.
- This recipe comes courtesy of Chef Chris Ward and his four-star Dallas restaurant, the Mercury.
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