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Low Carb Chef Salad With Red Roquefort Dressing

January 18, 2019 by Denise 2 Comments

This low carb chef salad is a hearty salad you can eat for dinner and feel very satisfied. I topped mine with a low carb red roquefort dressing that was sweet, tangy and full of blue cheese.  Only 3.0g net carbs for the whole salad. 

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This low carb chef salad is a hearty salad you can eat for dinner and feel very satisfied. I topped mine with a low carb red roquefort dressing that was sweet, tangy and full of blue cheese.  Only 3.0g net carbs for the whole salad. 
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My hubby and I like to eat a large salad when I’m not in the mood to cook or when we want something less heavy. I love salads because you can put so many interesting and tasty ingredients on top. This low carb chef salad is one that my hubby likes because he’s meat and cheese kind of guy. So the other night I whipped this up with some low carb veggie soup and dinner was served… and quite tasty too!

 

What Do You Put On A Chef Salad?

Many restaurants and diners serve a chef salad. It’s basically a bed of lettuce with various meats, cheeses and hard boiled eggs. I would note that usually it’s a sturdier lettuce like romaine or iceberg. Also traditionally it was served with thousand island but you can use any kind of dressing. I like chef salads because it’s very low carb, filling and I usually have all the ingredients in my fridge. 😉

 

This low carb chef salad is a hearty salad you can eat for dinner and feel very satisfied. I topped mine with a low carb red roquefort dressing that was sweet, tangy and full of blue cheese.  Only 3.0g net carbs for the whole salad. 
A low carb chef salad usually has a bed of iceberg lettuce and various meats, cheeses and hard boiled eggs.

 

How To Make Red Roquefort Dressing

First of all if you have never had red roquefort dressing, it’s essentially Catalina type of French dressing with blue cheese. Of course the name infers using roquefort blue cheese which a strong and delicious type of blue cheese but I just use regular store bought blue cheese crumble. 

The base of red Roquefort dressing is usually tomato sauce or ketchup, both of which have many carbs. For this sugar free low carb dressing, I used tomato paste because it’s very concentrated, Swerve sweetener, vinegar, lemon juice, oil, spices and blue cheese. It tastes sweet and tangy and the blue cheese goes perfect with it.

 

This low carb chef salad is a hearty salad you can eat for dinner and feel very satisfied. I topped mine with a low carb red roquefort dressing that was sweet, tangy and full of blue cheese.  Only 3.0g net carbs for the whole salad. 
Red roquefort dressing is basically red French dressing with blue cheese crumbles.

 

Low Carb Chef Salad Ingredients

For this salad, I used romaine lettuce as the base. I didn’t bother to add any other vegetables because I was trying to keep the carbs down. As for the meats I usually see ham and turkey so that is what I used. For the cheese I used gouda and cheddar but you can try Swiss or any other sliced cheese you like. And lastly we used 1 boiled egg cut into quarters. 

 

This low carb chef salad is a hearty salad you can eat for dinner and feel very satisfied. I topped mine with a low carb red roquefort dressing that was sweet, tangy and full of blue cheese.  Only 3.0g net carbs for the whole salad. 
Make a fancier chef salad using carved meats and bacon.

 

Other Delicious Toppings You Can Use

If you want to make it more decadent you can add bacon on top. Another suggestion is to use carved meats instead of lunch meat. I used to crave a chef salad at Cracker Barrel because they used carved chunks of turkey and ham on theirs. It was sooo good. This would a good salad after the holidays with leftover ham or turkey.

Lastly you can add some more colorful vegetables like peppers, radishes, red onion, olives, cucumbers, etc. 

 

 

 

This low carb chef salad is a hearty salad you can eat for dinner and feel very satisfied. I topped mine with a low carb red roquefort dressing that was sweet, tangy and full of blue cheese.  Only 3.0g net carbs for the whole salad. 
The first chef salad used thousand island dressing but use what you like.

 

Who Invented The Chef Salad Anyway?

Chef Victor Seydoux was thought to have invented the chef salad. They say he was trying to save money by putting small slices of meat and cheese in the salads and it just took off! He worked at the Hotel Buffalo in New York. (wiki) Thanks Chef Victor Seydoux! 

 

 

This low carb chef salad is a hearty salad you can eat for dinner and feel very satisfied. I topped mine with a low carb red roquefort dressing that was sweet, tangy and full of blue cheese.  Only 3.0g net carbs for the whole salad. 

 

So I hope this becomes one of your favorite low carb salads to make. It’s so easy as most ingredients you probably have on hand. By the way my sister has some great salad dressing recipes on her site; check out this post. 

If you want more low carb salad dressing check out these recipes.

1 tablespoon of dressing:

63 cals / 6.4g fat / 0.8g carbs / 0.2g fiber / 0.8g protein = 0.6g net carbs

The whole salad:

419 cals / 26.7g fat / 3.9g carbs / 0.9g fiber / 38.4g protein = 3.0g net carbs

This low carb chef salad is a hearty salad you can eat for dinner and feel very satisfied. I topped mine with a low carb red roquefort dressing that was sweet, tangy and full of blue cheese.  Only 3.0g net carbs for the whole salad. 
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Low Carb Chef Salad with Red Roquefort Dressing

This low carb chef salad is a hearty salad you can eat for dinner and feel very satisfied. I topped mine with a low carb red roquefort dressing that was sweet, tangy and full of blue cheese.  Only 3.0g net carbs for the whole salad. 

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword chef salad, dressing, roquefort
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1
Calories 419 kcal
Author Denise

Ingredients

Red Roquefort Dressing

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • ¼ cup Swerve sweetener
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon worchestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon onion flakes
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 ½ teaspoon lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon dry mustard
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ½ cup crumbled blue cheese

Chef Salad

  • 2 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 1 oz turkey, sliced thin
  • 2 oz ham, chopped
  • 1 oz gouda cheese, chopped
  • 1 oz cheddar cheese, Chopped
  • 1 hard boiled egg, quartered

Instructions

To make the dressing.

  1. Whisk together all the ingredients except the blue cheese. When done, fold in the blue cheese crumbles.

To make the salad.

  1. Add the chopped lettuce to a large bowl.

  2. Layer meats and cheeses on top along with the hard boiled egg.

  3. Serve dressing along side the salad.

 

 

 

Low carb chef salad with red roquefort dressing.

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Theresa P.

    March 08, 2019 at 12:48 pm

    Hello, just stumbled onto your site and like what I see. I have been looking for a Catalina french type salad dressing recipe. this looks and sounds so good ! I will be making it soon. I also love blue cheese. I will be trying them together as well. sounds like a winner to me. Thanks, so much for all that you do and for sharing.

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  2. Theresa P

    March 08, 2019 at 7:44 am

    Hello I stumbled on to your site and like what I see! especially this recipe for this dressing. will be making soon. I have been searching for quite sometime online for a catalina french type salad dressing recipe. I also happen to love blue cheese. and the combo of the two sounds so good. can’t wait to try it. Thanks so much for sharing. appreciate all you do and share.

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