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Weeknight Chef Salad

19 mineasy2 servingshigh-proteinunder-20-min

Ingredients

  • Deli turkey150 g, slicedOn hand
  • Ham100 g, slicedOn hand
  • Eggs3 largeOn hand
  • Cheddar cheese80 g, cubedOn hand
  • Lettuce1 head, tornOn hand
  • Cucumber1, slicedOn hand
  • Mayonnaise3 tbspoptional
  • Mustard1 tspoptional

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Steps

  1. 1

    Boil the eggs for nine minutes.

    9 min

  2. 2

    Peel the eggs and quarter them.

    3 min

  3. 3

    Tear the lettuce and slice the cucumber.

    3 min

  4. 4

    Whisk the mayonnaise with the mustard and a splash of water.

    2 min

  5. 5

    Arrange the lettuce, meats, cheese and egg in rows.

    2 min

Cook’s note. Cold eggs peel easiest; crack them and slide them back into the cold water first.

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