Summer Dinner: Chef Salad

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What's Cookin'?


Chef Salad:  We had a late sporting activity today (uh, late for us, anyway!) which got us home about 5:30.  I ran by the store on the way home and got a head of lettuce.  I was hoping to get some precooked, diced chicken at the store but couldn't bring myself to get what I saw.  I was planning on getting the msg-free, etc. Hormel brand but this store didn't have any (We ate the very, very last bit of their home-raised 4-H broilers last night at dinner).  They didn't have organic lettuce either; although I'm sure I've gotten some there before (sigh).


The second we got in the door I rushed into the kitchen and boiled some eggs.  While that was cooking I washed and tore up the head of lettuce (I never use knives on lettuce - it makes them taste metallic to me) and diced some sharp cheddar cheese (United Market Street has Tillamook Sharp Cheddar Cheese 8oz on sale 2 for $5!).  Once the eggs were cooked I rinsed them in cold water, peeled, and diced them with a handy-dandy egg slicer.  I do it one way, turn it and slice it again, and then (very carefully, over the bowl!) do it in one more direction.  Nice teeny tiny cubes :).  I also chopped up a handful of almonds. 


It turned out to be a nice, cool, refreshing, and filling dinner for all 5 of us!  I served it with store-bought crackers that I had gotten for a recent trip (convenience foods are so... convenient some times!).


Ingredients (for a family of 5 - no leftovers):


- 1 head of lettuce
- 3 hard-boiled eggs
- 1/4 pound sharp cheddar cheese cut into very small pieces
- 1/3 C almonds, chopped finely
- Homemade dressing to taste


Dressing:  fresh buttermilk with Real Salt, garlic powder, parsley to taste.  Add mayonnaise to desired thickness and taste.


Some other add-in options:
- Diced cooked chicken
- Diced cooked ham
- Tomato (grape tomatoes would be nice)
- Bell Pepper (raw or lightly cooked)
- Carrot (raw)
- Celery (raw)
- Diced zucchini (raw or lightly cooked)
- Craisins
- Olives
- Mushrooms




 





This is part of Kelly's Real Food Wednesday:
http://kellythekitchenkop.com/2012/06/real-food-wednesday-6132012.html

This recipe is also part of Allergy-Free Wednesdays:
http://wholenewmom.com/health-concerns/gf-wheat-taste-bread-broccoli-cupcakes-gf-carmelitas-no-bake-df/ 


This recipe is also part of Fat Tuesdays:
http://realfoodforager.com/fat-tuesday-june-26-2012/


And... Old Fashioned Recipe Exchange:
http://www.littlehouseliving.com/old-fashioned-recipe-exchange-626.html






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