1908 salad

This delicious and authentic 1905 salad was made famous at the Columbia restaurant, and is so simple to make at home with a tangy garlic dressing.

Columbia's Famous 1905 Salad is a classic dish that has been a staple of the Columbia Restaurant in Tampa, Florida, for over a century. This iconic salad was first created by the restaurant's founder, Casimiro Hernandez Sr., in 1905, and has been a beloved menu item ever since.

My favorite dishes are the no cook kind like this flavor packed salad. So you’re probably wondering where the name 1905 comes from. I found this recipe on TikTok and it looked so good, I had to give a swing. I did some research and found out that the salad hales from a restaurant chain […]

The historic Tampa area's Columbia Restaurant's famous 1905 Salad Recipe.

You don't have to be in Florida to enjoy the famous Columbia 1905 salad with this copycat recipe! Full of crisp veggies, Swiss cheese, julienned ham, croutons and covered in a zingy dressing, this salad is almost a perfect dupe of the original recipe.

1905 is the year that the Columbia Restaurant was founded in the Ybor City section of Tampa, Florida. At this legendary restaurant, this wonderful salad is tossed at your table. Don't forget to have some warm Cuban bread and sweet cream butter to serve along with this delicious salad.

Recipe from: Columbia Restaurant Ingredients: 4 cups iceberg lettuce, broken into 1 1/2" × 1 1/2" pieces 1 ripe tomato, cut into eighths ...

The 1905 Salad isn’t quite as old as 1905 but the restaurant it hails from is. The Columbia Restaurant is Florida’s oldest restaurant – they opened in Tampa’s Ybor City in 1905, but the salad didn’t come along for a few more decades. Created by a waiter in the 1940s, the 1905 Salad was named one of America’s Top Ten Best Salads by USA Today, and one bite of that savory, salty, crispy salad and rich vinaigrette will convince you that it absolutely deserves that title.

Even though Gary and I are going to be alone this Christmas, we are planning a special Christmas dinner as usual. We may not have family with us to share our feast, but that doesn't mean we will short-change ourselves on tradition. Part of our Christmas tradition has always been a full turkey dinner for Christmas day. Turkey, dressing, potatoes, turnip, cabbage rolls, coleslaw, made from scratch cranberry sauce, at the least - and if we had extra guests, I always added more sides, and more…

Recipe for 1905 Columbia Salad