This beautiful and delectable Chef Salad brings all the best hearty protein together with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and seasoned croutons. This main meal salad is perfect for those busy spring nights and hot summer days.
May is here and there is just so much to do. There are graduations, spring concerts, field days, school award ceremonies, baby showers and weddings. Sometimes a great salad recipe is all you need to satisfy your awesome family. This fabulous Chef Salad will fit that bill perfectly!
What is a Chef Salad?
This traditionally America salad combines hard boiled eggs, several varieties of meats such as ham, turkey, roast beef or chicken, cheese, and cucumbers. It is a gorgeous and is usually presented with the ingredients aesthetically placed before it is tossed.
How do you make Chef Salad?
First hard boil a few eggs. Please see my helpful tips for hard boiled eggs. Once completely cooled peel and cut into quarters lengthwise. Meanwhile cook four slices of bacon either in a skillet or in the oven until crispy. Coarsely chop and set aside for a few minutes.
Next chop and rinse a large head of romaine lettuce. Feel free to add a couple handfuls of spring greens or torn Boston lettuce. Shake or spin the lettuce as dry as you can. Top the bowl with the hard boiled eggs, crispy chopped bacon, Swiss cheese, ham, turkey, cucumbers, tomatoes and croutons.
Top with your favorite salad dressing! Some of our favorites are ranch, chipotle ranch, avocado ranch, bleu cheese, Italian and even a honey mustard vinaigrette. There is really not any wrong dressing for this beautiful salad. Even thousand island and French dressing would be delicious on this salad.
Tips for hard boiled eggs
- Choose eggs that are as close to expiration as possible.
- Add the eggs to a large pot without overcrowding.
- Fill the pot with cold water to an inch over the eggs.
- Add one teaspoon of baking soda.
- Bring the eggs to a gentle boil. Put the lid on the pan and remove it from the heat. Allow the eggs to sit in the pan undisturbed for twelve to fifteen minutes. I use twelve minutes for the medium eggs and fifteen minutes for the jumbo eggs.
- Remove the pan from the stove and place under very cold running water for several minutes.
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Chef Salad
This beautiful and delectable Chef Salad brings all the best hearty protein together with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and seasoned croutons.
- Prep Time: 10
- Total Time: 10
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: salad
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 small head romaine chopped
- 2–3 cups spring greens or torn Boston lettuce
- 4 hard boiled eggs peeled and quartered lengthwise
- 4 slices crispy cooked bacon
- 1/2 cup julienne strips deli style Swiss cheese
- 1/2 cup julienne strips deli style ham
- 1/2 cup julienne strips deli style turkey
- 1 cup sliced English cucumber (about 1/3 English cucumber)
- 1 cup halved grape tomatoes
- 1 cup seasoned croutons
- 2/3–1 cup salad dressing (ranch, chipotle ranch, avocado ranch, bleu cheese, Italian, honey mustard)
Instructions
- Add romaine and spring greens to a large bowl.
- Top the lettuce with eggs, bacon, Swiss cheese, ham, turkey cucumbers, tomatoes and croutons.
- Drizzle with your favorite salad dressing and toss to coat.
Keywords: chef salad recipe, main meal salad, salad with ham turkey and Swiss, chef's salad, chef's salad recipe
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So easy and perfect for summer and bbq season! Thank you!
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I think I never had chef salad before. But this recipe sounds so super delicious that now I really must give it a try. I love all the ingredients. I printed the recipe and will give it a try. Can’t wait!
Awesome! Thanks Natalie! I hope you enjoy it!!
i love love love chef salad. and this was no acception! this is such a delicous salad. i highly reccomend it!
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Love your hard boiled eggs tips! It’s been way too long since I’ve had a chef’s salad!
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This is by far the best salad I have ever tasted!
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Love, love, love this dish! Can’t get enough of salads these days and this one will be making it to the top of my must make list!
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Thanks so much Kristina! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Super simple classic recipe! Great for a lunch option
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Love the presentation! All the flavors in this salad sound wonderful. Definitely perfect for summertime.
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Such a delicious and easy dinner! Perfect for busy weeknights!
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What a great classic staple recipe. This chef salad recipe will be perfect for sharing with friends this summer!
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Classic, easy and delicious!!
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This salad was so good! Something I’d love to make again and again!
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Love everything about this salad!! I could eat it everyday! It’s filling, easy to put together, & so good!
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I just love a good Chef’s Salad! It’s perfect for lunch or a starter at dinner time.
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Sounds good, and I love chef’s salads! My old cookbooks often specify using tongue as the meat. I would skip that! We’re really lucky these days!
I’m a new reader and I see that you are talking about it being May, but it’s January 5!
Thanks! I love Chef salads too! I may have updated a post.
This was a great side for our family BBQ night, so easy to make and so delicious. I replaced the Swiss with Cheddar because I love the sharpness of it and it was amazing!
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Such a beautiful salad! A great and filling summer meal.
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This salad is so EASY and delicious! My favorite salad recipe for lunch time!
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I prepped everything for this salad in my fridge so I can easily make this all week. Love that my entire family can customize their own too.
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Such a gorgeous chef salad! I would love this for lunch!
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I LOVE how easy and delicious this is! Perfect for summer!
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Love chef salad and love that you added bacon!
I love making a hearty chef salad! Thanks for the step-by-step directions.
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This salad is exactly what I need! So rich and delicious!
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