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Skinny Chef’s Salad

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.
TagsSaladHamMeatTurkeyPoultryCheddarCheeseDairyTomatoVegetableMainStarterLunchDinnerGluten FreeNut FreeEasyWeeknight MealsNo-CookCookbooks
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