CHEF'S SALAD

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Categories     Salad     Leafy Green     Pork     Vegetable     Quick & Easy     Ham     Chickpea     Carrot     Radish     Summer     Healthy     Lettuce     Gourmet

Yield Makes 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

6 carrots
8 radishes
a 1-pound piece ham
1 head romaine
1 small head radicchio
1 small head frisée (French curly endive)
a 3-ounce container sunflower sprouts
a 15- to 19-ounce can chick-peas
1 red onion
1 teaspoon salt
For dressing:
1 garlic clove
2/3 cup packed fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup packed fresh flat-leafed parsley leaves
3 tablespoons mixed fresh herbs such as thyme, rosemary, and marjoram
3 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup olive oil
a piece Parmigiano-Reggiano (about 1/3 pound)
3/4 pound cherry tomatoes

Steps:

  • Shred carrots and thinly slice radishes. Cut ham into thin strips. Tear lettuces into bite-size pieces and in a bowl toss with sprouts. In a colander rinse and drain chick-peas. Salad ingredients may be prepared up to this point 4 hours ahead and chilled, covered.
  • Halve onion lengthwise and thinly slice crosswise. In a medium bowl dissolve salt in ice water and stir in onion. Let onion stand at least 15 minutes and up to 1 hour.
  • Make dressing:
  • Chop garlic. In a blender or food processor finely chop herbs and garlic with vinegar and salt and, with motor running, add oil in a stream until blended. Dressing may be made 1 hour ahead and chilled, covered.
  • With a vegetable peeler shave thin slices from Parmigiano-Reggiano. Drain onion and pat dry. Halve tomatoes. In a large bowl combine all salad ingredients and toss with dressing and salt and pepper to taste.

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This salad was a disappointment. The dressing was bland, and the salad was just a bunch of chopped-up vegetables. I won't be making this again.


Rodger Ford
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I love this salad! It's so versatile, and I can always find something to add to it. This time, I added some grilled chicken and croutons.


Khan Bhani786
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This salad was easy to make and very tasty. I used a store-bought dressing, but I'm sure it would be even better with a homemade one.


Moussa Nsengiyaremye
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I've been making this chef's salad for years, and it's always a favorite. The dressing is so good, and the salad is so refreshing and light.


Jacob Robertson
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This chef's salad was a hit at my last potluck! I made a few substitutions based on what I had on hand, but it turned out great. I used arugula instead of romaine lettuce, and added some chopped hard-boiled eggs and avocado. The dressing was simple b


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