Best Ever Chef's Salad with Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing
A chef's salad isn't something only to be eaten at restaurants. You can easily make this Chef's Salad with Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing at home with all the great add-ins and flavor you love!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 552kcal
Ingredients
To make the blue cheese dressing;
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ¾ cup blue cheese crumbled
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1½ teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper
To make the chef's salad;
- 1 head iceberg lettuce torn into bite-sized pieces
- 4 ounces mozzarella cheese sliced and cut into chunks
- 4 ounces provolone sliced and cut into chunks
- 4 ounces Genoa salami sliced and cut into chunks
- 4 ounces ham sliced and cut into chunks
- 4 ounces turkey sliced and cut into chunks
- 1 cup grape tomatoes sliced in half
- 1 jar capers drained
- 3 hard cooked eggs quartered
- 1½ teaspoon dried basil
- 1½ teaspoon dried oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
To make the blue cheese dressing;
- Whisk or stir all the dressing ingredients together in a medium-sized bowl until combined and creamy. Adjust the seasonings if needed.
- Chill until ready to serve.
To make the chef's salad;
- Layer all the ingredients, starting with the lettuce and ending with the dried herbs, capers, and hard-cooked eggs.
Cover and chill until ready to serve, OR serve immediately with the chilled blue cheese dressing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 552kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 1090mg | Potassium: 356mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1270IU | Vitamin C: 4.9mg | Calcium: 295mg | Iron: 1.3mg