Waldorf salad
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| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | New York |
| Creator(s) | Oscar Tschirky |
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| Course | Appetizer |
| Serving temperature | Chilled |
| Main ingredient(s) | Lettuce, apples, celery, walnuts, |
A Waldorf salad is a salad traditionally made of fresh apples, celery and walnuts, dressed in mayonnaise, and usually served on a bed of lettuce as an appetizer or a light meal.[1]
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[edit] History
The salad was first created between 1893 and 1896 at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City (the precursor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, which opened in 1931).[1][2]
Oscar Tschirky, who was the Waldorf's maître d'hôtel and developed or inspired many of its signature dishes, is widely credited with creating the recipe. In 1896, Waldorf Salad appeared in The Cook Book by 'Oscar of the Waldorf'; the original recipe did not contain nuts, but they had been added by the time the recipe appeared in the Rector Cook Book in 1928. The salad became popular enough that Cole Porter featured it in his 1934 song "You're the Top".[1]
[edit] Variations
Other ingredients, such as chicken, turkey, grapes, and dried fruit (e.g. dates or raisins) are sometimes added. Updated versions of the salad sometimes change the dressing to a seasoned mayonnaise or a yogurt dressing.[1] A variation known as an Emerald Salad replaces celery with cauliflower.
[edit] Cultural references
"Waldorf Salad" is the title of a 1979 episode of Fawlty Towers which concerns an American guest's increasing frustration with Basil Fawlty's incompetence, symbolised by Fawlty's continuing inability to produce the salad of the title: "I think we're just out of Waldorfs."
June serves Waldorf salad as part of a special dinner for Ward in the Leave it to Beaver episode "Beaver’s Short Pants."
In the 1991 novel American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, at a Christmas party thrown by protagonist Patrick Bateman's fiancée Evelyn Williams, Evelyn worries about how well the Waldorf salad is received.
"I'll Have The Waldorf Salad" (featuring Bonobo) is the title of the second track on Amon Tobin's 2003 EP Verbal Remixes & Collaborations.
In the 1999 Albert Brooks/Sharon Stone film, The Muse, down on his luck Hollywood writer Brooks is awakened early by his muse (Stone) with a demand to bring her a Waldorf Salad from Spago at her Four Seasons Hotel room.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Leah A. Zeldes (7 October 2009). "Eat this! Waldorf Salad, An Apple-licious Fall Favorite". Dining Chicago. http://blog.diningchicago.com/2009/10/07/eat-this-waldorf-salad-an-apple-licious-fall-favorite/. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ "The History of Waldorf Salad". Kitchen Project. http://www.kitchenproject.com/history/Waldorf_Salad.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
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