Chopped Salad
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 4-6
 
Try this delicious chopped salad full of flavor from the bacon, avocado and blue cheese and tied together with a super simple balsamic vinaigrette. Make this for dinner, brunch or a potluck!
Ingredients
  • 2 romaine wedges (~8-10 cups finely shredded/chopped)
  • ¾ cup finely diced tomatoes (~1 cup grape tomatoes)
  • ½ cup finely diced red onion (~1/4 of a medium onion)
  • 2 avocados, small dice
  • 3 hard boiled eggs, finely chopped
  • ⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • A few tablespoons of Balsamic Vinaigrette (RECIPE HERE)
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl (romaine through blue cheese). When ready to serve, stir in bacon and toss with dressing. You will have leftover dressing. Yield 4 good portions or 6 smaller portions.
Notes
The goal is to finely chop or dice each ingredient. This takes a little extra time, but so worth it. For example for each grape tomato, I would cut in half lengthwise, then into 6-8 cuts per half. I find the easiest way to get a small dice on an avocado is to cut it in half lengthwise, remove the seed, then scoop it out and dice it on a cutting board versus trying to score it while it's still in the peel.
If know you aren't going to eat this all in one sitting, I recommend just dressing the portion you will eat and store the leftover salad and dressing separately.
Recipe by Nutritious Eats at https://www.nutritiouseats.com/classic-chopped-salad/