House Salad Recipe
This loaded House Salad Recipe is restaurant-quality and top notch! The blend of textures, flavors, and dressing is a perfect replica. I've created the perfect recipe that takes only 15 minutes to make and tastes just like a professional chef.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 237kcal
Ingredients
- 10 cups lettuce chopped romaine and spring mix
- 3 boiled eggs grated
- 4 ounces cheddar cheese grated
- ½ cup cooked and crumbled bacon
- 6 ounces cherry tomatoes halved
- ¾ cup diced cucumber
- ½ cup sliced red onion
- ½ cup crushed croutons
- Ranch Dressing amount as desired
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine lettuce, egg, cheese, bacon, cherry tomatoes, cucumber red onion and croutons.
- Pour desired amount of dressing on top.
- Toss until incorporated well.
Notes
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- Customize the toppings. Add or omit veggies selections as desired. Feel free to add croutons, rice sticks and toasted nuts. Anything for flavor and texture.
- Add fruit for natural sweetness. If desired, add fresh berries in the summer or dried fruits in the winter.
- Use a flavorful dressing. Homemade or high-quality store-bought dressing yields a more delicious recipe.
- Serving the dressing. The dressing can be served on the side, but the blend of it tossed with the dressing sets this restaurant-worth version apart from others.
- Do not overdress the salad. Drizzle the dressing around the rim of the bowl then toss to evenly coat, this will prevent the greens from becoming overdressed.
- Chop the salad. For a different texture, you can chop all of the ingredients into smaller pieces. This also really helps the flavors to marinate together.
- Add a protein. To turn this into a main course, I suggest adding a protein like grilled chicken, steak, or shrimp.
- Use my perfect hard-boiled egg recipe! This recipe includes hard boiled eggs and my recipe makes sure they turn out great every time.
- For storing leftovers in the refrigerator: Place in an airtight container and consume within one day if the salad has already been dressed for freshness.
- To make ahead: Store the lettuce greens separately from the toppings and dressing. This keeps each component of the salad as fresh as possible before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 319mg | Potassium: 361mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1080IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 179mg | Iron: 1mg
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