Good-for-You Chef's Salad

I think we should all just come clean right now on the chef salad issue: the ones made with iceberg lettuce and piles of cured meats and cheeses may taste delicious, but they don't offer much in the way of nutritional value. This is my at-home version, for those days when I want to eat healthy without punishing myself. I feel that the red cabbage cancels out the salami. Doesn't it?

Ingredients:

healthy chef salad (Feel free to "do your own thing" with whatever saladstuffs you have in the fridge)

Field greens (I buy Olivia's Organics)

Red cabbage - a little or a lot, depending on your preference/tolerance

Fresh garden tomato, diced

Cucumber, peeled and diced, or unpeeled if you grow organic ones like I do

Thinly sliced onion

Half a clove of finely minced garlic (optional)

Half a can of kidney or black beans

About 1/3 cup of shredded cheese or a handful of fresh mozzerella balls

2 slices hard salami, cubed into bite-sized bits

Whole grain toast, crackers, chips or croutons

Olive oil

Red wine vinegar

Instructions:

Combine all ingredients. Drizzle oil and vinegar over the top and toss together. Serve with the toast/crackers/chips, or drop a handful of croutons over the top.

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