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- Entreé saladAll Recipes Encyclopedia: Chef's Salad
- Base: Assorted greensAll Recipes Encyclopedia: Chef's Salad
- Topped with: Meat, cheese, eggAll Recipes Encyclopedia: Chef's Salad
- Meats and cheese should be sliced thinlyAll Recipes Encyclopedia: Chef's Salad
- Dressing: May varyAll Recipes Encyclopedia: Chef's Salad
- Composed saladThe Guardian: The Perfect... Chef's Salad (July 5, 2003)
- Origin is disputedThe Food Timeline: Chef's Salad
- May have originated as th 17th century grand sallett or salmagundi The Food Timeline: Chef's Salad
- 1936: Recipe included in the Joy of CookingThe Food Timeline: Chef's Salad
- Some early chef salads were "diet fare"The Food Timeline: Chef's Salad
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A chef's salad is a combination of sliced cold meats and cheeses, served on a bed of greens. Several chefs claim to have originated the dish in the early 20th century, although versions of the salad can be documented as early as the 1600s.The Food Timeline: Chef's Salad
Louis Diat
Some food historians credit Louis Diat, who was a chef at the Ritz Carlton hotel in New York City in the early 1940s, with the origin of the modern chef salad. Diat's version had a base of watercress, topped with slices of smoked ox tongue, ham, chicken and hardboiled egg, topped with French dressingEpicurious.com: Chef's Salad The Food Timeline: Chef's SaladGrand Sallet
The 17th century English grand salett included vegetables, fruit, roast meat and lettuce.Epicurious.com: Chef's SaladSalmagundi
Another 17th century chef's salad, which became popular in colonial America, salmagundi was a salad that included egg, herbs, cold roast capon, anchovies and other meats or fish.The Food Timeline: Chef's Salad-
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Chef's Salad Questions
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What are the main ingredients in a chef's salad? 3 AnswersI would say the main ingredient is all of it depends on what you like most... here is how I make a chef's salad maybe not real traditional but is very good.Mmm... read more -
Are there different types of chef's salads or just one recipe? 1 Answer"Chef salad" is a generic term referring to a salad containing a leafy vegetable (usually lettuce, but others such as arugula or spinach are possible), a bunch ... read more -
When you serve a chef's salad, do you use it as the entire meal or serve side dishes with it? 2 AnswersHi when I serve a chef salad I like to serve a homemade bread, such as garlic, bread, hot rolls or loaf bread. Top it off with a dessert. read more -
Which Top Chef contestant will go home after tonights Top Chef Super Bowl Showdown? 1 AnswerJeff, I just don't see him as a "Super Bowl" guy. I like him and I hope wrong but that's what I'll say now. read more
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