Mama's Chef Salad
By
Susan Feliciano
@frenchtutor
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My mother used to make this for us when we were home for lunch during summer break. Now I see it was probably her way of using up lunch meats and other things so they weren't wasted. We loved it; it was kind of like going to a restaurant.
Ingredients
- 1 small
- head iceberg lettuce, shredded
- 4 oz
- baby spinach leaves
- 1/2 large
- cucumber, peeled and sliced
- 1 large
- tomato, cut into 8 wedges (or cherry tomatoes, halved)
- 2
- hard cooked eggs, quartered lengthwise
- 4 oz
- sliced turkey lunchmeat or bologna
- 4 oz
- cubed ham
- 8 oz
- cubed cheddar cheese
- 6
- green onions, sliced, with tops
- 1 c
- thousand island dressing
- croutons (optional)
How to Make Mama's Chef Salad
- 1Divide lettuce evenly into 4 large salad bowls. Top with spinach leaves, cucumber, and 2 tomato wedges (or 6 cherry tomato halves) per bowl.
Arrange egg, turkey, ham, and cheese evenly on top of vegetables. - 2Top with Thousand Island dressing and sprinkle with green onions. Add croutons if desired. Serve with saltine crackers and a large glass of milk.
- 3Sometimes we would have a 1/2 cup of tomato soup to go with the salad.
