How To Make Rachael's Ultimate Chef's Salad

turkey breast

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Canned chicken is more affordable and easier to use.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Processed cheese is often cheaper and melts well.

croutons

🥗Healthier: toasted whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: homemade croutons

Homemade croutons can be made from leftover bread.

ranch dressing

🥗Healthier: yogurt-based dressing

💰Cheaper: vinaigrette

Vinaigrette is often cheaper and lighter.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit to bake the bacon until crisp.

Place bacon on a wire rack to cook evenly without flipping.

Prepare the dressing by choosing between sour cream or Greek yogurt as a base.

Add a splash of wine vinegar to the dressing base to thin it out.

Incorporate about a third of a cup of ketchup into the dressing.

Add a couple of shakes of Worcestershire sauce to the dressing.

Mix in hot sauce to taste, starting with a teaspoon and adjusting based on heat preference.

Add about a third of a cup of relish to the dressing.

Include a third of a palmful of smoked sweet paprika, salt, and pepper to the dressing.

Chop about a cup of dill, chive, and parsley and mix it into the dressing until evenly distributed.

Prepare toppings by mixing pickled onions with a teaspoon of sugar, a teaspoon of salt, a bit of pepper, and two tablespoons of vinegar.

Slice one thinly sliced red onion for topping.

Add semi-dried tomatoes to the toppings.

Crumble smoked blue cheese for the salad.

Quarter store-bought hard-boiled eggs and toss them with scallions or chives.

Prepare jardinera (hot pickled vegetables) to add next to the provolone and roast beef.

Core the iceberg lettuce by knocking it on the counter and removing the core.

Cut the iceberg lettuce into slabs and then quarter them for the salad.

Arrange the iceberg lettuce on a serving board or plate.

Scatter toppings including jardinera, provolone, roast beef, crumbled smoked blue cheese, hard-boiled eggs, ham, Swiss cheese, turkey, and cherry tomatoes over the lettuce.

Drizzle more dressing over the arranged toppings.

Coarsely chop the crispy bacon and add it to the salad.

Garnish the salad with pickled onions across the top.

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