Chef’s Salad
INGREDIENTS
  • Chef’s Salad:
  • 5 oz. thinly sliced Black Forest Ham
  • 6 cups torn mixed salad greens
  • 1 cup thinly sliced cucumber
  • 1 cup grated peeled carrot
  • 4 hard cooked eggs cut into wedges
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheese (Swiss is recommended)
  • Chive Dressing:
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. minced fresh chives or green onions
  • 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
DIRECTIONS
  1. Chive Dressing:
  2. In a large bowl whisk together all of the dressing ingredients.
  3. Salad:
  4. Roll up ham slices and cut into matchstick size strips.
  5. Add ham, mixed greens, cucumber and carrot to the dressing and toss well.
  6. Garnish with the egg wedges.
  7. Sprinkle with the shredded cheese.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
I always liked a chef salad due to the variety of stuff that is in it. It looks neat and fresh.