The Chronicles of Home

  • Home
  • Shop
  • About
  • The Projects
    • Decorating
    • Home Improvement
    • Furniture Plans
    • Organizing
  • The Recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Appetizers and Drinks
    • Sides and Salads
    • Main Course
    • Desserts
  • The House
  • Contact
  • Disclosure & Privacy Policy


Chef Salad

by Jennifer

Chef salad was a regular, and a favorite, on our summer dinner table when I was growing up.  I still love it now, but for much more than just its great flavor.  It’s packed with vegetables and is a great way to showcase fresh, summer produce in the simplest of ways.  It’s super quick to make and requires only one itty bitty stretch with the stove on (crucial on a scorching day in a house with no central air).  The salad itself is cool and refreshing.  And it tastes just downright delicious.  Perhaps the greatest thing about chef salad, though, is that there are no hard and fast rules.  If there’s something that you don’t like, leave it out.  If there’s something you love that I don’t list here, add it in.  If you have a different kind of tomato or pepper or cucumber than what I suggest, substitute it.  It’s a great I-need-to-use-this-extra-stuff-in-my-fridge kind of meal.

This is pretty much my M.O. for summer cooking – little time at the stove, crisp and cool, but still a tasty and satisfying meal.  If you make enough to have leftovers, be sure to store the extra without salad dressing so the lettuce doesn’t get watery and wilted.

Chef Salad

Ingredients
3/4 lb. smoked turkey or ham steak – I like the turkey best because it’s a bit leaner
1 large ball fresh mozzarella
4 hard-boiled eggs
red bell pepper
yellow bell pepper
1 pint grape tomatoes
1 english cucumber, peeled
3 carrots, peeled
several handfuls of baby romaine or spring mix greens

Cut all ingredients except greens into bite-sized pieces or strips.  Toss together gently and serve with Russian or Blue Cheese dressing.

Click here for printable recipe

Filed Under: Main Course, Sides and Salads

« Dark Chocolate Brownies
Caprese Pasta »


Comments

  1. Kerry says

    at

    This looks SO delicious! Definitely going to be making for dinner tonight!

  2. Anonymous says

    at

    thanks for sharing.






Meet Jen

I'm a design and DIY lover, decorator, modern home-maker, foodie, fashion enthusiast, and jill-of-all-trades when it comes to home improvement. I'm slowly but surely adding classic-contemporary style to my early 90's colonial home one inch at a time and I'm taking you along for the ride.

It's often messy - there are usually project remnants and toys strewn about - but the making of a home isn't always tidy work and I love showing you how you can make and style and organize your way to a home and a life you love!

Search the Chronicles of Home







AS SEEN IN







Copyright © 2023 · The Chronicles of Home · Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2023 · Foodie Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in