A Green Salad Recipe to Feed - and Please - a Crowd
Briefly

The Commodore bar in New York's Lower East Side serves impressive food items including its Green Salad with Cheddar and Pickles, which remains unchanged at the original and its new Manhattan location. This standout salad features tangy clothbound cheddar, quick-pickled cucumbers, and various greens, making it a versatile choice that appeals to many, especially for gatherings. Owner Lucas Walters emphasizes its simplicity and adaptability as reasons for its lasting popularity since the bar's inception 15 years ago, noting its status as a 'sleeper hit' in the menu lineup.
The salad's tangy, earthy clothbound cheddar brings some sweetness to the mix, while its crunchy quick-pickled cucumbers act as a foil to alliums and greens.
It's such a simple recipe,” he says. “You could say it's a sleeper hit.” The salad has remained unchanged since the original Commodore bar opened 15 years ago.
People are very into the original,” says Lucas Walters, the owner of the Commodore. This simplicity and ability to modify makes it appealing.
The menu features food that's better than bar food has any right to be: spicy chicken sandwiches, salsa-strewn nachos, and grilled pimento cheese.
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