Chef Salad
HB-0459 · Hand-built original · African
Chef Salad - a classic favorite American salad with fresh vegetables, hard-boiled eggs, ham, and cheese topped with a creamy honey mustard yogurt dressing. A fantastic easy and healthy lunch or dinner ready in under 30 minutes!
Main ingredient: ham
Pairs well with: soup, crusty bread, grilled chicken
Ingredients
- 1 large head romaine lettuce, washed, dried and chopped
- cherry tomatoes, halved (about 1 cup)
- 1 large cucumber, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 large carrot, shredded (about 3/4 cup)
- 5 large eggs
- mild cheddar cheese, cubed (about 2 cups)
- cooked ham, cubed (about 2 cups)
- plain Greek yogurt (1/2 cup)
- extra-virgin olive oil (1/4 cup)
- Dijon mustard (1/4 cup)
- 4 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp shallots, minced
- 1/2 tsp sea salt, plus more to taste
- 1/4 tsp black pepper, plus more to taste
Method
- Put the eggs in a pan of cold water, bring to the boil, then take off the heat, cover and leave for 10 minutes. Cool under cold running water, peel and cut into quarters.
- Make the dressing: whisk the Greek yogurt, olive oil, Dijon mustard, honey, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, orange juice, garlic and shallots together in a bowl until smooth. Season with the salt and pepper and whisk again.
- Spread the chopped romaine over a large platter or in a wide salad bowl.
- Arrange the tomatoes, cucumber, carrot, cheddar, ham and quartered eggs in neat rows or sections over the lettuce.
- Serve the dressing on the side, or drizzle over about half of it and toss gently at the table, passing the rest separately.
Prep: 25 min · Total: 25 min
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data