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  • chicken, bacon & bleu cheese chopped salad

    with balsamic scallion vinaigrette
    • Yield: 4-6 servings
      Ingredients

      DRESSING

      • 1/4 Balsamic vinegar
      • 1/2 cup virgin olive oil
      • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
      • 1 teaspoon dried onions or onion powder
      • 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
      • 1 scallion stalk (white part only), thinly sliced
      • Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)

      SALAD

      • 1/4 red onion
      • 1 head of iceberg lettuce, leaves separated, washed and completely dry
      • 1 skinless boneless split chicken breast, fully cooked, cooled, and cut into 1/2" slices
      • 1/4 lb. (4 oz.) crumbled blue cheese
      • 2 hard-boiled eggs
      • 4 slices crispy bacon
      • 1 tomato, seeded

      1. For the dressing, place all of the ingredients together in a dressing jar and shake well. The dressing can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator.

      2. Place the onion in a large bowl and Toss & Chop into small pieces. Add the lettuce and Toss & Chop until roughly chopped and reduced in size by approximately one third.

      3. Add in the sliced chicken breast, eggs and bacon and Toss & Chop until the ingredients are finely chopped. Then add the blue cheese and approximately half of the dressing and mix until well coated. Serve the remaining dressing on the side.

      4. In a separate bowl, chop the tomato into small pieces and sprinkle on top as garnish. Serve immediately.

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Helpful Tip

Cored whole tomatoes make great serving dishes for crispy chopped salads with vegetables.