The "Colombia" Salad

This recipe is based on the Colombia Restaurant's 1905 salad.  My MIL's sister turned us on to the recipe.  I had eaten the salad before and really liked it, but it was early in the "learning to cook" stage, so I had no idea of what went into it even though it is made table side.  It is quick, easy and totally tasty.  A very substantial salad

 The Colombia's 1905 Salad

Salad Ingredients
 Ham, diced
 Swiss Cheese, diced
 Green Olives, sliced
 Romaine Lettuce, Torn
 Tomatoes, chopped
Dressing Ingredients
  Lemon
  Worcestershire Sauce
  Some brine from the green olives
  2    -3 cloves of garlic chopped
  olive oil
[Note: This is the salad mixture.  The amounts you want are based on
the # of people eating.  Remember the quality of the ingredients will
be important because of its simplicity  The dressing should be made
at least a half an hour ahead of time, to allow the flavors time to
marry. ]
1.Put the juice of one lemon in a container with a lid. (you are going
to be shaking this later)
2.Add and equal amount of Worcestershire Sauce
3.Throw in the garlic and a splash of the olive brine
4.Add olive oil to that mixture so that is equals 3 times as much.
(lemon juice + Worcestershire sauce= 1 part/ oil 2 parts)
5.Shake

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