Chef Salad
Ready 35- 60 minutes
Serves 2-3 people
I don’t count calories, as there can be so many substitutes. Remember everything in moderation, and a good walk after dinner is always a great addition to your dinner routine!
Ingredients
1 large Head of Romaine Lettuce
1 cup precooked diced chicken
2-4 boiled eggs
½ cup Sliced deli Ham
¼ cup Cheese (cut into small cubes)
½ cup Grated cucumber, or sliced your choice
½ cup diced tomatoes
Parmesan cheese for garnish
Parsley for garnish
¼ cup of dressing. Caesar, thousand islands, balsamic, or blue cheese or Ranch
Garlic Bread (store bought or home made.)
Croutons *optional
Garlic bread- you will need 1/4 cup butter, 2 cloves of finely minced garlic
Preparation
Clean your Vegetables, I use a salad spinner for convenience. I like to slice my lettuce into thinner chunks, as with the rest of my vegetables, its just visually appealing to me.
Arrange your lettuce onto a nice platter. You can cook your own chicken or buy it precooked. You can find precooked chicken in most delis at your local grocery store. Arrange your chicken, sliced cucumber, ham, tomatoes and cheese cubes in the center of your salad.
Remember this is your creation you can make it your own. I like to center all of my vegetables. Slice your eggs into four pieces and set around the edge of your salad. If you like croutons add them to your salad.
Add some Parmesan cheese and sprinkle some parsley over your meal, don't forget a side of your favorite dressing. Placing your dressing on the side lets everyone choose the amount of dressing they like.
Add some garlic bread and dinner is ready.
Tips
Gluten free? No problem there are some wonderful wheat and gluten free breads available. There are some wonderful meat alternatives like vegan deli meats. If you want to add a twist use Smoked Salmon turkey, or thinly sliced pork instead of ham. Grilled tofu is a nice substitute too!
I recommend Yves Veggie Turkey slices. So yummy!
Sometimes our lives get so busy, we grab this and that because who has time too cook! Those this and that's aren't always healthy choices, a moment on the lips ladies and gents.. a life time on our hips. We just don’t have the energy to eat healthy. This is such an easy meal, filling and mouth watering. The soft chicken with the crunchy Romaine lettuce makes my mouth water just thinking about it!
To save time I like to precook things like chicken or roast beef. Sometimes it makes our lives so much easier.
Another helpful hint, pre-cut your vegetables and place in air tight containers in your refrigerator. So all you have to do is put together your meal. Now you have more time to enjoy with your loved ones. A crisp glass of white wine pairs nicely with this salad.
Garlic Bread
Making your garlic bread is fun and might just save you a few bucks. Home made is always better. Simply melt 1/4 cup of butter. Don't use margarine, it isn't healthy and doesn't taste as good. Dice up 2 cloves of garlic and add to your butter. You can warm this up on the stove but its much faster to melt in your microwave. Melting the garlic with your butter infuses the flavors. brush on your choice of bread, or buns. ( Again Gluten free buns and bread are an easy substitute.) Pop into your oven on low heat and toast your bread. Its an accomplishment when you make your meals from scratch, so pat yourself on the back, home cooked, healthy and good for the tummy. Enjoy!
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