The main ingrediants are hard-boiled eggs, ham, roast beef, turkey, and/or chicken, croutons, tomatoes, cucumbers, and cheese, on top of tossed salad greens. The dressing was traditionally Thousand Island dressing, but today itis often served with the customers request.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef_salad

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You can find the ingredients of a traditional Chef salad in this recipe.
The recipe is from

http://www.recipetips.com/recipe-cards/t--1609/traditional-chefs-salad.asp

Ingredients
- 8 cups salad greens, washed and torn into bite sized pieces
- 1 cup ham, julienne strips
- 1 cup turkey, julienne strips
- 1/2 cup green onion, chopped fine
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped fine
- 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup Swiss cheese, julienne strips
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, julienne strips
- 2 eggs, hard boiled, peeled and sliced
- 1/4 cup bacon bits, for garnish

Directions
Prepare salad greens of your choice by washing and tearing them into bite sized pieces; place in a large bowl.
Toss the greens with remaining ingredients, reserving some julienned pieces of meat and cheese for garnish.
Just before serving, toss with a dressing of your choice and garnish with strips of meat, cheese and hard cooked egg slices.
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