Chef's Salad: A Version

Chef's salad is one of those dishes that you basically put whatever you have into it. Meat is usually involved. Egg is always involved. Avocado is always involved. Bacon is always involved. The rest of the ingredients are up for grabs. I made this v…

Chef's salad is one of those dishes that you basically put whatever you have into it. Meat is usually involved. Egg is always involved. Avocado is always involved. Bacon is always involved. The rest of the ingredients are up for grabs. I made this version with chicken but ham or turkey would work just as well.

Ingredients: 

  • Egg

  • Chicken

    • Salt

    • Pepper

    • Onion pow

    • Garlic pow

    • Paprika

    • Cayenne (optional)

  • Bacon

  • Carrots

  • Lettuce

  • Avocado

  • Green Onion

  • Tomato

Instructions: 

  1. Boil the egg until hard boiled, between 10-12 minutes depending on altitude. 

  2. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and let sit while the egg is boiling 

  3. Make bacon in a separate pan. Should take about the same amount of time as the egg though. Make sure to flip it half way through. 

  4. When egg is done pour hot water out and put cold water into pot and dump out over and over until the water stays cold. Usually 2-3 times. 

  5. Cook chicken in the bacon pan over medium heat for 8 minutes on each side

  6. Take chicken out and let cool slightly before cutting into cubes and adding back into pan 

  7. Season a second time this time using all the rest of the spices as well and let continue to cook until browned to your liking. 

    1. If the chicken is looking too dry try adding a little chicken broth or even half a cup of water and let it cook off. The chicken will absorb the water and the spices. 

  8. Meanwhile while chicken is cooking chop up everything else to your desired size and add to a bowl 

  9. Peel egg and slice adding to bowl

  10. Crumble bacon and add to bowl

  11. Cool chicken before adding to bowl 

  12. While chicken is cooling decide what kind of dressing you want! Chef's salad usually has a cream dressing: ranch, blue cheese, etc I challenge you to make your own dressing! 

  13. The dressing I’ve been liking lately is a tarragon buttermilk dressing using fresh tarragon, fresh oregano, buttermilk, a tiny bit of mayo, and a sprinkle each of salt, pepper, garlic pow, and onion pow. Mix that all together until the thickness you like, adding a little more mayo if too thin and more buttermilk if too thick. You want this sauce pourable.

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