Hudsons Maurice Salad

The origin of this salad and who Maurice exactly was is not known. Those from the Detroit area know him as a chef at the Hudson department store where the salad made it's debut. Apparently this salad was very popular and served until the department store closed.

I had never heard of this salad, even though I grew up around that area and remember going shopping at Hudons with my mom, although we never did eat there.

When I came across this recipe I had to try it. Being from that area and never heard of the salad, let along trying it, I knew I needed to. There are a few recipes out there with minor differences, like some call for 14 ounces of meat and cheese and other call for 16 ounces. The amount of olives change slightly between recipes. But most importantly the dressing is the same with every recipe I found.

I did make a few changes to the original recipe. Instead of sweet gherkin pickles, I use baby dill pickles, since I do no like the sweet and added some extra since we all like them so much. I also added a few more olives, cause, again we like them so much and I sliced them up instead of adding them whole as a garnish. Lastly I used romaine lettuce instead of iceberg lettuce and instead of placing some lettuce on a plate and adding the meat and cheese mixture to individual servings I mixed it all together.

Hudsons Maurice Salad

Ingredients:

Dressing

• 2 teaspoons white vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons onion juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 hard boiled egg, diced
• black pepper, to taste

Salad

• 14 ounces ham, cut into strips
• 14 ounces turkey, cut into strips
• 14 ounces Swiss cheese, cut into strips
• 1/2 cup slivered baby dill pickles
• 16 green olives, slivered
• 1 head romaine lettuce, shredded

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, lemon juice, onion juice, sugar, dijon mustard and dry mustard until the sugar is dissolved.
2. Whisk in the mayonnaise, parsley, egg and black pepper.
3. In a large bowl combine the ham, turkey, cheese, pickles and olives. Pour the dressing over top and gently toss to coat.
4. Place some lettuce on a plate and top with some meat and cheese mixture.

Enjoy!!!

Notes:

To make onion juice, place a mesh sieve over a small bowl. Take a piece of peeled onion and rub it against a grater over the sieve.

I mixed the dressing, lettuce and meat and cheese mixture all together, because I did not plan to have any leftovers and did not need to worry about the lettuce getting soggy in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 582
Total Fat		40.4g
Saturated Fat		14.5g
Trans Fat		0g
Polyunsaturated Fat		0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat		0.3g
Cholesterol		124.5mg
Sodium		1240.2mg
Total Carbohydrates		15.7g
Dietary Fiber		2.3g
Sugars		4.7g
Protein		46.8g
Calcium		50.4%
Iron		6.1%
Potassium		278.6mg
Vitamin A		0.9%
Vitamin C		7.7%
*Nutritional information will vary depending on the brands you use.

*Adapted from Big Oven.