Ford Times Treasury of Favorite Recipes
Recipe #44
La Avenida Cafe

1301 Orange Avenue, Coronado, California

Guests are attracted from all over the country by the fine food and priceless wall-length murals by the late Ramos Martinez. Lunch and dinner served every day except Monday. Reservations advisable.


  Romaine Salad


Ingredients
  • 3 to 4 heads romaine, cut and chilled
  • 2 handfuls crisp croutons
  • 6 tablespoons garlic oil
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 ounces olive oil
  • 6 ounces salad oil
  • 6 heaping tablespoons freshly grated Romano cheese
  • 1 egg
  • juice of 3 lemons

Directions

1. Arrange the ingredients (all but egg and lemon juice) in salad bowl in the order listed.

2. Break egg over salad and pour lemon juice over egg.

3. Toss salad from bottom.

4. With salad serve garlic toast.


This recipe appeared in the Ford Treasury of Favorite Recipes from Famous Eating Places published in 1950.

 The above illustration is fan original painting by Dom Lupo.

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