“Hernandez Quesadilla Salad” launches at Los Gringos Locos in La Canada
Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by kchristieh in food, religion
If I get to Heaven and God says I can eat whatever I want, I’ll choose the following:
- A Hobee’s omelette and coffee cake for breakfast
- The “Hernandez Quesadilla Salad” from Los Gringos Locos for lunch
- My mom’s amazing sausage lasagne for dinner
- Mint chocolate chip ice cream mixed with brownies for dessert.
But since I’m here on Earth, I’m still determined to eat healthy food, so I’ll just stick to the “Hernandez Quesadilla Salad.” I think that Los Gringos Locos manager/owner Bent Hansen, my amiga Jody Platisa and I did a fantastic job of concocting the best salad north of the Rio Grande. I won the opportunity to develop a new dish at this year’s LCF Educational Foundation gala. It’s a win-win-win: the Foundation gets $1 every time it’s ordered for the next year, Los Gringos gets more business, and I get to finally eat a healthy, tasty Mexican salad.
The salad consists of two grilled tortillas with melted cheddar cheese between them, covered with romaine lettuce, an avocado pico de gallo salsa and the yummiest marinated grilled chicken strips you’ll ever taste. It’s served with a spicy tomatillo dressing on the side. I knew we’d done a good job, but when I had it the other day I was blown away by how amazing it is. I could eat it every day. Truly. I hope they keep it on the menu when the year is up.
Check it out! Here’s a picture of last year’s Foundation president, Deborah Weirick, me, and Bent, posing with the famous salad. It ran with this week’s Outlook article.
Check out the Valley Sun article. Ruth Longoria actually came down to Los Gringos Locos and took an action shot of me actually eating the salad. Too funny. It could have been a much worse picture, so I’m ok with it.
I can’t wait to eat the salad again!
Congrats on your new creation! It sounds almost like a tostada.
Ok, I gotta try. I’m leaning entirely upon your objective review of this salad.
How long will take to go from Colorado/Lake up to the Gringo restaurant?
Google Maps says 7 minutes. Get off the 210 at Foothill, turn left, then turn left on Gould and go left into the mini-mall parking lot. It’s on the southwest corner of Foothill and Gould.
It’s better than a tostada. Fresher and yummier. :)
I think this link should work for directions:
I’ll order it next time we’re there. Sounds delicioso!
Congratulations! you look so proud with the launching of your new salad
Tried it tonight. Great!