Cobb salad - wikipedia Cobb salad This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2017 ) The Cobb Salad Type Salad Place of origin United States Created by Paul J. Posti for Robert Cobb Main ingredients Salad greens ( iceberg lettuce, watercress, endive, Romaine lettuce ), tomatoes, bacon, chicken breast, hard - boiled eggs, avocado, chives, Roquefort cheese, red - wine vinaigrette Cookbook : The Cobb Salad Media : The Cobb Salad The Cobb salad is a main - dish American garden salad typically made with chopped salad greens ( iceberg lettuce, watercress, endives and Romaine lettuce ), tomato, crisp bacon, boiled, grilled or roasted ( but not fried ) chicken breast, hard - boiled eggs, avocado, chives, Roquefort cheese, and red - wine vinaigrette. Black olives are also often included. One way to remember the components is to use the mnemonic EAT COBB : Egg, Avocado, Tomato, Chicken, Onion, Bacon, Blue cheese -- then add lettuce. Origin Various stories exist recounting how the salad was invented. One says that it came about in the 1930s at the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant, where it became a signature dish. It is named for the restaurant 's owner, Robert Howard Cobb. Stories vary whether the salad was invented by Cobb or by his chef, Paul J. Posti. The legend is that Cobb had not eaten until near midnight, and so he mixed together leftovers he found in the kitchen, along with some bacon cooked by the line cook, and tossed it with their French dressing. This version of the story ( dated to 1937 ) is retold in the television comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm ( season 2, episode 3 ), when Larry David searches for evidence to prove that another character, Cliff Cobb, has falsely claimed that his grandfather invented the salad. Another version of the creation is that Robert Kreis, executive chef at the restaurant, created the salad in 1929 ( the year the Brown Derby 's Hollywood location opened ) and named it in honor of Robert Cobb. The same source confirms that 1937 was the reported date of the version noted above, with Cobb making the salad. A third origin credits the Calistoga area of Northern California, where health seekers flocked for the healing hot springs and mud baths. Locals say it was on the menu at the Calistoga Inn as early as 1920, was named after nearby Cobb Mountain due to its mounding display, with the ingredients coming from an old written family favorite, suggested by a Mrs. Gorbett of Main Street in nearby St. Helena. See also List of foods named after people List of salads Food portal Bacon portal References ^ Jump up to : Zeldes, Leah A. ( 2010 - 03 - 24 ). `` Eat this ! The Cobb Salad, a classic use for avocados and bacon ''. Dining Chicago. Chicago 's Restaurant & Entertainment Guide, Inc. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 02. Jump up ^ Ruby, Jeff ( 2010 - 07 - 27 ). `` 4 Questions for the Grill on the Alley Waiter Manfred Wangard ''. Chicago. Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 29. Jump up ^ Monaghan, Gail ( June 25, 2011 ). `` Screen Siren Cobb Salad ''. The Wall Street Journal. p. D5. Jump up ^ Schechter, Molly ( May 23, 2012 ). `` Salad sensation celebrates 75 years ''. Sarasota Observer. 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Question: where did the name for cobb salad come from
Answer: Various stories exist recounting how the salad was invented