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If you, too, have watchedSeinfeld, you’ll never look at nonfat yogurt, muffin tops or Junior Mints the same way again. And we can’t forget about the soup—yes, for you!
So many iconic moments of the ’90s sitcom revolve around food, and there’s one dish in particular emblazoned in our memories from the show: Elaine’s “Big Salad.” This menu order from Monk’s, the New York City diner the characters frequented, was her go-to order. This supersized salad played such a big role in episode two of season six, thetitle of the episode is “The Big Salad.”
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Grab some tongs and a fork, and you’re minutes away from feeling like you’ve been transported back in time and have a chance to slide into that iconic Monk’s booth right alongside Jerry, George, Kramer and Elaine.
Now it’s time to round up the salad ingredients. You’ll need iceberg lettuce, 1 avocado, 2 store-bought orhomemade hard-boiled eggs, 4 stripscooked and crumbled bacon, 1 cup shredded leftover or rotisserie chicken, ½ cup halved grape tomatoes and ½ cup crumbled blue cheese.
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Shred or slice a full head of iceberg lettuce, then divide that between two large salad bowls. Carefullyhalve the avocado, pull the halves apart and remove the pit. Use a spoon to scoop the avocado flesh out of the skin, then use a sharp knife to cut each half into slices. Peel the 2 hard-boiled eggs and use a knife to slice each egg into quarters.
Top each bowl of greens with stripes of the following ingredients:
Drizzle on the dressing and dig in! After trying this original version, we’re already excited to make the Big Salad our own with other proteins (leftover Thanksgiving turkeyorshrimp), extra accessories (everything bagel orhalloumi croutons!) and a mix of greens to clean out our crisper drawer. All of the possible combos sound so delicious, we’ll be highly likely to bust out in an awkward dance.
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