Skinny Chef’s Salad

Name: Skinny Chef’s Salad
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 4 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled; 9 ounces (about 10 cups) sweet butter lettuce mix; 4 ounces ham, diced; 12 ounces thickly sliced turkey breast (from the deli counter), cut into wide strips; 1 cup shredded 75% reduced-fat cheddar cheese, such as Cabot; 1 cup grape tomatoes, sliced in half; 1 small cucumber, halved lengthwise and sliced into 1/4-inch-thick half-moons (about 1 1/2 cups); Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 cup “Russian Island” Dressing (page 203) or store-bought reduced-fat Russian dressing

December 9, 2011

Never trust a skinny chef—or one who serves you an 800- to 1,400-calorie chef’s salad! If you think you’re being good when you order this dish, think again. Given the exceedingly large quantity of deli meats, the Russian dressing, and the boiled eggs, you might as well eat a Big Mac. This version, however, really is a skinny salad. It calls for egg whites only, reduced-fat cheddar, and a reduced-fat full-flavor Russian dressing of my own creation.

Recipe information

Yield
serves 4

Ingredients

4 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled

9 ounces (about 10 cups) sweet butter lettuce mix

4 ounces ham, diced

12 ounces thickly sliced turkey breast (from the deli counter), cut into wide strips

1 cup shredded 75% reduced-fat cheddar cheese, such as Cabot

1 cup grape tomatoes, sliced in half

1 small cucumber, halved lengthwise and sliced into 1/4-inch-thick half-moons (about 1 1/2 cups)

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup “Russian Island” Dressing (page 203) or store-bought reduced-fat Russian dressing

Preparation

Step 1
Cut the hard-boiled eggs in half; remove and discard the yolks. Dice the egg whites.
Step 2
Divide the lettuce among 4 large dinner plates. Top with the sliced egg whites, ham, turkey, cheese, tomatoes, and cucumber. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle the dressing on top, and serve.
nutrition information
Step 3
Fat: 61g (before), 7.6g (after)
Step 4
Calories: 860 (before), 245 (after)
Step 5
Protein: 36g
Step 6
Carbohydrates: 13g
Step 7
Cholesterol: 71mg
Step 8
Fiber: 3g
Step 9
Sodium: 1,848mg

Now Eat This by Rocco DiSpirito. Copyright © 2010 by Rocco DiSpirito. Published by Random House Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Hailed as the "Leading Chef of his Generation" by Gourmet magazine, Rocco DiSpirito received the James Beard Award for his first cookbook, Flavor. He went on to author Rocco's Italian-American (2004), Rocco's Five Minute Flavor (2005), Rocco's Real-Life Recipes (2007), and Rocco Gets Real (2009). DiSpirito also starred in the Food Network series Melting Pot, the NBC hit reality series The Restaurant, and the A&E series Rocco Gets Real.

TagsSalad Ham Meat Turkey Poultry Cheddar Cheese Dairy Tomato Vegetable Main Starter Lunch Dinner Gluten Free Nut Free Easy Weeknight Meals No-Cook Cookbooks

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