Best Chopped Salad Ever!
What’s in it, you ask?
- chicken ~ use leftover or rotisserie chicken to make it easy.
- hard cooked eggs ~ this is my favorite part!
- chickpeas add extra protein and a lovely soft texture.
- bacon ~ you can’t have a chopped chef without bacon!
- feta cheese adds a briny flavor. You might also choose soft goat cheese, or cube up your favorite cheddar or pepper jack.
- cucumber ~ I love to use the small ones, they have soft skin and hardly any seeds. No need to peel, either.
- red onion is a must for color and that bite that only onion can provide.
- tomatoes ~ here I love to use cherry tomatoes because they are good year round, and are never bland or ‘mealy’.
- olives ~ use your favorite, I love Kalamata’s intensity.
- corn ~ I grilled an ear of corn on a super hot grill pan and gave it little turns as I chopped my veggies. It adds a nice starchy sweetness and a little bit of charred flavor.
- bell peppers allow you to really amp up the color in this salad. Red, yellow, and orange are the sweetest.
Use your favorite dressing and enjoy!
