Salads

Strawberry Chef Salad with Creamy Cilantro-Green Onion Ranch

Impress your guests with this colorful and flavorful Chef Salad. The perfect mix of sweet strawberries, lots of veggies and a savory Cilantro Green Onion Ranch make this the perfect salad for a hot summer BBQ.

Prep

15 minutes

Servings

8

Level

Easy

Salad

  • 1 large head romaine, stemmed and diced
  • ½ cucumber, diced
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs, diced
  • 1 pint strawberries, hulled and sliced
  • 1½ cups Mrs. Cubbinson's Classic Seasoned Croutons
  • 1½ cups diced turkey and/or ham
  • 2 avocados, pitted, peeled and diced
  • 1 lemon, juiced

Dressing

  • 1 bunch green onions, diced
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 4 ounces Challenge Cream Cheese
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Salad

  • 1
    Place romaine in a large, shallow dish.
  • 2
    Arrange cucumber, eggs, strawberries, croutons, turkey and ham, and diced avocados in strips across the top of the romaine. Drizzle avocados with lemon juice.
  • 3
    Drizzle dressing over salad just before serving. If desired, garnish with fresh chopped cilantro.

Dressing

  • 1
    In a blender or mini food processor, blend together all dressing ingredients, puree’ing until creamy.