Adapted Columbia Restaurant 1905 Salad Recipe
photo by KateL
- Ready In:
- 22mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
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2-4
ingredients
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For the salad
- 6 cups romaine lettuce (or a combination) or 6 cups iceberg lettuce (or a combination)
- 2 ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into eighths
- 1⁄4 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup swiss cheese, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
- 3⁄4 cup ham, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
- 1⁄4 cup pitted green olives, chopped
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For the dressing
- 2 -3 garlic cloves, very finely chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1⁄3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
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For the croutons
- 1⁄4 French baguette, cut into eight 1/2-inch thick slices
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1⁄2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1⁄2 garlic clove, very finely chopped
- 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon authentic spanish smoked paprika
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 2 tablespoons grated manchego cheese
directions
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Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F and line a baking sheet with parchment. Combine the butter, olive oil, garlic, paprika and sea salt in a small bowl. Spread on the rounds of bread and top each with a portion of the grated Manchego. Bake until toasty and crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Toss the lettuce, tomatoes, onion, Swiss cheese, ham and olives in a large salad bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine the garlic, oregano, Worcestershire, vinegar and lemon juice. Gradually whisk in the olive oil to form an emulsion. Add the dressing to salad and toss well. Season with salt and pepper to taste, sprinkle with the grated Parmesan and serve with Smoked Paprika-Manchego Croutons.
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Reviews
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For me the croutons rocked my world and took this to 5 stars. My dinner mates declared that this also had a very nice vinaigrette and they liked the combination of toppings. I used Romaine. Due to America's sad tomato situation, I used grape tomatoes for the perfect sweet taste. For the croutons, I couldn't justify buying a large piece of Manchego, so I substituted a sharp Provolone, which approximated the Manchego taste pretty well. I opted to containerize each element separately so my dinner guests could say yay or nay to which they wanted and which they would skip. I was the only one to include the olives, and all but one chose the honey ham. I let people pour their own salad dressing. What would take this over the top would be to serve Jamon Serrano as the ham, in keeping with the Spanish theme. I have plans for the croutons: to wok them in all but the cheese, then bake with the cheese for 5-7 minutes. Definitely use smoked paprika! Made for Please Review My Recipe tag game.
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I made a single serving if this delicious salad for my lunch today. Had to use Havarti cheese as it's what I had but I don't think the salad suffered any, :D. The croutons are amazingly good and worth making a larger batch to have ready for anything you might want yummy bread cubes for. Seriously a keeper.
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this salad is AWESOME .the dressing rocks im here to tell you if you like alot of dressing ,double it , i like mine light so i didnt need to . i also used red vinegar , i can see why they said white but just for me ,hey , no big deal i used parm on croutons i loved the addition of green olives with the swiss cheese and ham i used cheapo lettace , this recipe was great and it seems like alot but its not really and just the dressing alone would be worth making this
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