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If I had to choose a salad as my favorite, this copycat McDonald’s Chef Salad would be it. Not because it’s fancy. But because it reminds me of diner salads. The kind that would be in a refrigerated glass case, wrapped in plastic wrap. Premade that morning. McDonald’s served these for a few years. They came in plastic containers with a packet of your favorite dressing. Nothing fancy but reminiscent of the classic.
Oh the Ham and Turkey!
I often slice sandwich meats to top my salads. This copycat McDonald’s Chef Salad called for something a bit more. Roasted turkey and smoked ham cut into thin almost-matchstick-like strips. They make this salad better. A lot better. Don’t skimp on the meats. Grab some good stuff out of the meat case. It’s more than worth it.
Great Eggs
To make the perfect hard-boiled eggs for my salads, I ‘cheat’. I use an egg cooker. I laughed when my mom gave us one of these cookers years ago. Well, I don’t laugh now. I love it. Every single time I get perfectly cooked eggs. And they shell easy. I have to say I’ll never make boiled eggs in a pot again.
Great Cheese
You really need to shred your own cheese for this salad. Or any salad. Or any dish. It makes a big difference. The cheese is creamier. Tastier. It doesn’t have that ‘stuff’ on it that keeps it from sticking together like you’ll find in bagged pre-shredded cheese. This shredder makers it super-easy to shred cheese and it’s easy to clean too. It also grates cheese!
Also try my loaded chef’s salad.
Copycat McDonald’s Chef Salad
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup iceberg lettuce chopped
- 1 cup green leaf lettuce chopped. I like a combination of green and red leaf lettuce
- 1/4 cup roasted turkey cut into thin strips
- 1/4 cup smoked ham cut into thin strips
- 1 radish sliced thin
- 6 slices cucumber
- 4 quarters tomato or use 3 halved cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup Monterey jack cheese shredded
- 3 halves hard-boiled eggs
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- your favorite salad dressing to taste
Instructions
- Combine the chopped lettuces and place onto a plate.
- Add the remaining ingredients and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
