How to Make a Chopped Salad : Good Eats

Introduce the dish and explain the concept of a chopped salad.

Chop arugula into small pieces by cutting one way and then the other, adding it to the salad bowl.

Chop Roma lettuce, cutting off the end and making slices, then dicing it to be roughly the same size as the arugula, adding it to the salad bowl.

Chop fresh apples into slices and then dices, ensuring they are similar in size to the arugula and lettuce, and add them to the salad bowl.

Cut aged raw cheddar into small pieces, similar in size to the other ingredients, and add it to the salad bowl.

Toast raw pumpkin seeds in a pot over a high flame, shaking gently until they turn light brown and fragrant, then add them to the salad bowl.

Dress the salad with organic extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar, using a ratio of three parts oil to one part vinegar, and add a small pinch of unrefined sea salt.

Toss the salad to combine all ingredients and serve.

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