How To Make 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.

Roast 3 cloves of garlic in the oven for about 40 minutes.

Chop the top off the garlic and wrap it in tin foil with olive oil before roasting.

Peel and chop a banana shallot.

Blend the roasted garlic, banana shallot, aged balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, salt, and black pepper together.

Slowly drizzle in canola oil while blending to emulsify the vinaigrette.

Brine the chicken breast in salt water for about an hour.

Butterfly the chicken breast, season with salt, pepper, and olive oil, and grill for 20 minutes, flipping halfway.

Let the grilled chicken cool, then chop into small cubes.

Cook smoked streaky bacon under a hot grill until crispy, then chop into bits.

Chop aged cheddar cheese into small pieces.

Boil eggs with a small hole poked in them to prevent cracking.

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