Serves 4-6
1/2 iceberg lettuce, chopped
1/2 bunch watercress,chopped
1/2 curly endive, frizie or chicory, chopped
1/2 romaine, chopped
3/4 cup Brown Derby Old-Fashioned Salad Dressing
2 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced
2 cooked chicken breasts, skinned and diced
6 strips crisp bacon, chopped fine
1 avocado, chopped
*3 hard boiled eggs, chopped
1/2 cup grated blue cheese
2-3 finely chopped green onions
Mix the four lettuces and toss with dressing. Place in a large decorative salad bowl and distribute the garnishes over it in the following manner: Spread parallel strips of tomatoes, chicken, bacon, avocado, eggs and blue cheese over the lettuce. Sprinkle green onions over the whole thing.
*Optional-to reduce fat, use egg whites only, or cook a non- fat egg substitute like an omelet. Let it cool and chop it.
Narsai's Brown Derby Old-Fashioned Salad Dressing
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup water
1/4 tsp sugar
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
2-3 dashes Worcestershire
1/2 tsp powdered mustard
1 small garlic clove, crushed
1/2 cup light olive oil
Mix all ingredients together. An easy way to crush the garlic is to simply puree the entire dressing in a blender.
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