Chef Salad with Creamy Italian Herb Dressing - KNEP - Kentucky Nutrition Education Program

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Chef Salad with Creamy Italian Herb Dressing

Servings:6Serving Size:1/6 of the recipeRecipe Cost:$7.04Cost per Serving:$1.18

Ingredients:

  • * ¼ cup plain nonfat Greek or regular yogurt
  • * ¼ cup light mayonnaise
  • * ¼ cup low-fat milk
  • * ½ teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
  • * ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • * Dash of salt
  • 1 large head romaine lettuce, shredded or torn into bite-sized pieces
  • ½ cucumber, thinly sliced into rounds
  • 1 large tomato, sliced into wedges
  • 2 carrots, peeled and grated
  • 4 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and sliced into wedges
  • ¼ cup bacon bits or pieces
  • ½ cup diced grilled chicken or reduced-sodium deli ham or turkey
  • ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Directions:

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. In a small bowl, combine and whisk yogurt, mayonnaise, skim milk, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and salt. Cover and refrigerate at least one hour.
  3. Wash produce under cool running water. Scrub cucumber and carrots with a produce brush to clean. Dry. Cut to prepare for the recipe.
  4. Place lettuce in a large bowl (or divide onto individual plates). Top with cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, eggs, bacon pieces, grilled chicken, and shredded cheese.
  5. Serve with salad dressing on the side.
  6. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Notes

* denotes ingredients for salad dressing.

Source: Sources: Brooke Jenkins, Extension specialist with the Nutrition Education Program, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, and United States Department of Agriculture What's Cooking, USDA Mixing Bowl. March 2015. https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/archive/tag/ what%27s-cooking-blog-series

Nutrition facts per serving: 170 calories; 9g total fat; 3.5g saturated fat; 0g trans fat; 145mg cholesterol; 390mg sodium; 11g total carbohydrates; 3g fiber; 6g sugar; 0g added sugars; 13g protein; 6% Daily Value of vitamin D; 10% Daily Value of calcium; 10% Daily Value of iron; 10% Daily Value of potassium.