Columbia Restaurants Original 1905 Salad Food

COLUMBIA'S ORIGINAL "1905" SALAD

Steps:

• Toss together all salad ingredients in a large bowl, except Romano cheese.
• Mix garlic, oregano, and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. Beat until smooth with a wire whisk. Add olive oil, gradually beating to form an emulsion. Stir in vinegar and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
• Add dressing to salad and toss well. Add Romano cheese and toss one more time.

COLUMBIA RESTAURANT'S 1905 SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl or jar mix first seven ingredients and mix well.
• Use a whisk, or shake in the jar with a tight lid.
• Set dressing aside.
• Mix the next six ingredients in a large salad bowl.
• Pour dressing over the salad mix and toss gently.
• Sprinkle with the Romano cheese and toss until well blended.
• You may use pepperoni sausage, what ever hard sliced cheese you like as the meat and cheese in the salad.
• Serve as soon as you have mixed the dressing and cheese into the salad.
• This is great with crusty Cuban bread and butter.

ADAPTED COLUMBIA RESTAURANT 1905 SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• 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.