Lost Dishes: The Leather Bottle

The Leather Bottle: Anchovy Dressing

A feature of The Leather Bottle was its build-it-yourself salad bar, where diners scooped endive, iceberg and romaine lettuce from a huge bowl and added such items as scallions, olives, croutons and grated cheese. They then transformed the rather ordinary makings into a truly delightful salad by topping it with a special anchovy-based dressing.


Anchovy Dressing	Dressed Salad

Anchovy Dressing

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 31, 1973

Ingredients

1 onion, cleaned and sliced
2 stalks celery
13 eggs
2 (13 oz) cans anchovies
1 oz black pepper
1 1/2 oz chopped garlic cloves
1/3 cup mustard
2 Tbsp monosodium glutamate
1 gal all purpose oil
1/2 cup water

Preparation

Add all ingredients to an electric mixer or blender, except for oil and water.

Blend at high speed for one or two minutes.

Slowly, drop by drop at first, add oil to ensure proper emulsification. If mixture becomes too thick, add water to desired thickness.