Chopped Salad

Name: Chopped Salad
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 lemon; 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 romaine hearts (about 1 pound), trimmed and torn into bite-size pieces; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 3/4 cup (about 6 ounces) chopped cooked bacon; 3/4 cup thinly sliced cucumber; 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese or feta; 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions; 1 ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and sliced; 2 hard-cooked (or jammy) eggs, quartered

By Melissa Clark

Published July 14, 2022

Total Time: 20 minutes
Rating: 4(596)
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A good chopped salad is a buoyant mix of different textures (creamy, crisp, crunchy, juicy), a range of colors, and sweet, salty and tangy flavors. This one has it all, in just the right proportions. You can gather all the ingredients in advance, including cooking the bacon and the eggs. But don’t toss everything together until just before serving — and, preferably, do so at the table for maximum impact.

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Ingredients

Yield:6 to 8 servings

1lemon
⅓cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3romaine hearts (about 1 pound), trimmed and torn into bite-size pieces
1cup cherry tomatoes, halved
¾cup (about 6 ounces) chopped cooked bacon
¾cup thinly sliced cucumber
½cup crumbled blue cheese or feta
¼cup thinly sliced scallions
1ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and sliced
2hard-cooked (or jammy) eggs, quartered

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Preparation

Step 1
Make the dressing: Zest the lemon into a small bowl, then halve the naked lemon and squeeze the juice into the bowl. Whisk in oil and season to taste with salt and pepper; set aside.
Step 2
Put the romaine into a large bowl, then top with tomatoes, bacon, cucumber, blue cheese and scallions. Drizzle in about two thirds of the dressing, then toss until well coated.
Step 3
Place sliced avocado and eggs on top of salad, and season lightly with salt and pepper (especially the avocado, which can take a lot of salt). Drizzle salad with remaining dressing, and serve.

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Comments

PBW1 year ago

This has all the right ingredients, but it's not a chopped salad because it's not chopped. What makes a chopped salad so special is that all the ingredients are cut or chopped really small so you get almost every flavor in every bite. Chopping can be done with a knife or pastry cutter, or there are several kinds of salad choppers that can be ordered online.

Carmen3 years ago

To increase fiber content add roasted bell peppers and cooked beans/chickpeas

thecaptainoftheship3 years ago

I’ve been using feta-stuffed olives in martinis recently and now I have a reason to free them from their usual gin bath. Also, I’ll add fresh dill because I ADD IT TO EVERYTHING. #HotDillSummer

BK1 day ago

A quick look at the photo and then a glance at the recipe shows sliced cucumbers, sliced scallions, sliced avocado, torn lettuce: I have to agree with PBW's post from a year ago, this is not a chopped salad. I'm sure it's tasty, but does the food section still have an editor who understands the word "chopped?"

Boilerup Mom1 day ago

Excellent salad that is light and refreshing. I will try adding Dijon to the dressing as others have recommended. Strongly recommend adding to the dinner rotation!

Caz_Andra1 day ago

Never heard of a chopped salad with bacon and eggs . In my neck o the woods it's normally made with garbonzos. Personally I won't order it if it is made with feta.

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