Classic Chef Salad Recipe

You will absolutely love this meat-filled vegetable-packed classic chef salad recipe served up alongside a delicious thousand island dressing.
The chef salad has been around for centuries. While it never had a title way back when you can certainly trace salads back to Roman rule times where people would gather nuts, fruits, vegetables, and greens. Fast forward to Louis XIV in Versailles and his beautiful table spreads that were loaded with greens that had cheeses, meats, nuts, and vegetables on them.
If looking for an exact recipe, the best you will find is from Louis Diaz of the Ritz Carlton in New York during the 1930s. I believe Louis provided some context around the recipe and simply made a salad based on what was on the refrigerator. When ordering a chef salad at a restaurant in present times, you will find variations across the board. This is solely based on the restaurant's interpretations and using what they have on hand or that’s already currently on their menu.
Ingredients for this recipe:
• 1 head iceberg lettuce, cut into bitesize pieces
• 1 head Boston bibb lettuce, cut into bitesize pieces
• ½ seeded and large diced English cucumber
• 1 pound cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
• 4 ounces cubed swiss cheeses
• 4 ounces cubed cheddar cheese
• 8 ounces cubed turkey meat
• 8 ounces cubed ham
• 8 ounces cubed roast beef
• 4 peeled and quartered hard-boiled eggs
• 1 peeled, seeded, and large diced avocado
• ½ thousand island dressing recipe
Serves 8
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 0
Procedures:
1. Add the lettuces to a large serving bowl.
2. Next, layer on with cucumbers, tomatoes, cheeses, meats, hard-boiled eggs, and avocado.
3. Serve alongside the thousand island dressing or season the salad with salt and pepper and dress with the dressing and serve.
Chef Notes:
Make-Ahead: This salad was meant to be eaten as soon as it’s made.
How to Store: Cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. It will only last this long if it is not yet coated with salad dressing.
You can absolutely use whatever salad dressing you like.

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the presentation of the salad looked so good! I’ve never had a chefs salad before but this makes me want one

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It's pretty simple and looks very healty. Thank you for sharing !

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Is a meal complete without a great salad and homemade dressing? I think not. Thanks chef

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Absolutely beautiful ... it was just missing thick cut crumbled bacon on top. 😋

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[@disijudy]

I am so happy to see you using iceberg lettuce - it has crunch! I had been using romaine because it's supposed to be better for you, but it lacks crunch. I keep the diced ingredients ready in the fridge, which makes it easy to assemble in the morning to take for lunch at work.

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Lettuce in general is like 99% water it has no health in it other than hydration. The real healthy greens are always dark green

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Were you get meat like that is it already cooked or did you cook it

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You’re not right I do not always have iceberg lettuce or anything really in my fridge. The one thing I always have in my fridge is food. I haven’t eaten. That’s been sitting there for weeks and now I have a job that I can eat at work five days a week for $1.50 so it’s even worse for me because I just eat out on the weekend.

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