The Beverly Hills Hotel McCarthy Salad

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Goat cheese offers a tangy flavor with fewer calories.

grilled chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

Canned chickpeas provide protein at a lower cost.

Preheat the oven to cook the bacon until crispy.

Prepare the chicken breast by placing it in the oven instead of grilling.

Chop the romaine, iceberg, and butter lettuce for the salad base.

Add the cooked bacon to the salad once crispy.

Slice the avocado and add it to the salad.

Add precooked beets to the salad.

Chop the hard-boiled eggs and add them to the salad.

Halve the cherry tomatoes and add them to the salad.

Grate the aged white cheddar and sprinkle it over the salad.

In a food processor, combine canola oil, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, minced shallots, Dijon mustard, and roasted garlic to make the dressing.

Process the dressing ingredients, then taste it with the greens to check for seasoning.

Artfully arrange the salad on a plate.

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