Chef Salad

Name: Chef Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 cups spring mix salad greens; 2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped; 6 hard-boiled large eggs, coarsely chopped; 3 slices deli turkey, cut into thin strips; 3 slices deli ham, cut into thin strips; 1/2 cup shredded cabbage; 4 green onions, sliced; 4 fresh baby carrots, sliced; 4 radishes, thinly sliced; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 cup reduced-fat Thousand Island salad dressing or dressing of your choice

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield 6 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

This gorgeous combination of garden veggies, hard-boiled eggs, deli turkey and ham is perfect for lunch or dinner. Customize your chef salad with different vegetables and salad dressings.

Ingredients

6 cups spring mix salad greens
2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
6 hard-boiled large eggs, coarsely chopped
3 slices deli turkey, cut into thin strips
3 slices deli ham, cut into thin strips
1/2 cup shredded cabbage
4 green onions, sliced
4 fresh baby carrots, sliced
4 radishes, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup reduced-fat Thousand Island salad dressing or dressing of your choice

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first 9 ingredients. Sprinkle with garlic powder and pepper; toss to coat. Serve with salad dressing.

Nutrition Facts

2 cups: 171 calories, 9g fat (2g saturated fat), 227mg cholesterol, 508mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 12g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 2 lean meat, 1 fat.

For much of the year, I can use my garden's produce when I make this cool salad. In spring, the salad mix and radishes come from my crop. In summer, I use the tomatoes, cabbage and carrots. What a good feeling! —Evelyn Gubernath, Bucyrus, Ohio

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