• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • DIY Projects
    • Homemade Bath and Body
    • Sewing
    • Flower Crafts/Decor
    • Thrift Store/Vintage
  • Gardening
    • Flower Gardens
    • Container Gardening
    • Houseplants
    • Indoor Gardening
    • Landscaping
    • DIY Garden Art
  • Decorate
    • Room Makeovers
    • Spring Decor
    • Summer Decor
    • Fall Decor
    • Winter Decor
    • Home Decor Projects
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast Recipes
    • Lunch Recipes
    • Dinner Recipes
    • Dessert
    • Salad Recipes
    • Soups and Stews
    • Side Dish Recipes
    • Appetizers and Snacks
    • Healthy Recipes
  • Holidays
    • Valentine's Day
    • Easter
    • Mother's Day
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
Hearth and Vine
menu icon
go to homepage
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • About Hearth and Vine
  • DIY Projects
    • ...Flower/Gardening Crafts
    • ... Bath and Body
    • ...Sewing/Fabric Crafts
    • ...Thrift Store/Upcycle
  • Gardening
    • ...Flower Gardens
    • ...Container Gardening
    • ...Indoor Gardening
    • ...DIY Garden Art
  • Decorate
    • ...Home Decor Projects
    • ...Spring Decor
    • ...Summer Decor
    • ...Fall Decor
    • ...Winter Decor
    • ...Room Makeovers
  • Recipes
    • ...Appetizers and Snacks
    • ...Dinner Recipes
    • ...Side Dish Recipes
    • ...Salad Recipes
    • ...Dessert
    • ...Drinks
  • Holidays
    • ...Valentine's Day
    • ...Easter
    • ...Mother's Day
    • ...Halloween
    • ...Thanksgiving
    • ...Christmas
  • Subscribe
  • Instagram
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • ×

    Home » Entertaining

    Classic Chopped Salad: Have it Your Way

    February 11, 2016 by Patti Estep 2 Comments

    The classic chopped salad is one you can easily create with your favorite ingredients and makes a great "create your own" buffet to serve to your friends.

    Ingredient Suggestions ~ Classic Chopped Salad ~ gardenmatter.com

    You've probably eaten a chopped salad before. It's not quite a cobb salad, nor a chef salad, but of course it could be, because, in my mind, a chopped salad is any salad where all the ingredients are small bite sized pieces.

    Newsletter Signup
    Join Our Newsletter List!

    Be the first to receive new posts and get access to our Subscribers Only Page.

    Chopped Salad Ingredient Ideas

    The best part of the chopped salad is having fun with the ingredients. I like to use hearts of romaine. They are a little tastier than iceburg, but still have great crunch value. Of course, the nice thing about salads is that you can include what you like and exclude those ingredients you dislike.

    When choosing ingredients think about balancing sweet and salty, creamy and crunchy. I like to have a little bit of everything. Stack them up on your fork for a mouthful of wonderful flavors. And hey, it's pretty healthy too.

     

    Another tip I like, is making sure that you do not over dress your salad. One way to do this is by placing a small amount of dressing in the bowl first. Add all of your greens and goodies, and then toss. You can always add more if you think you need it.

    Chopped Salad ~ gardenmatter.com

    In the salad I made above I used hearts of romaine, pickle style cucumbers, grape tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, carrots, red onions, dried cranberries and dates, and fresh goat cheese. To dress this salad I made my friend Mary Ann's Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette.

    Other ingredient ideas outside of the many variations above are: olives, celery, fruit, beans, corn, couscous, quinoa, beets, peppers, fresh herbs, edible flowers and nuts.

    Serve as a side dish,  or add a protein like grilled chicken or shrimp, and serve as a main course. This also makes a perfect buffet dinner idea when entertaining. You can place several different options and a few great homemade salad dressings and go let your friends create, and eat, their own masterpiece.

    Bited Sized Pieces of Veggies, Greens, Cheese and More - Classic Chopped Salad - gardenmatter.com

    « Primrose Passion - Beautiful Spring Blooms You'll Want in Your Garden
    3 Ways to Use the Beauty of Glass in Your Indoor Garden »

    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Carole @ Garden Up Green

      February 11, 2016 at 7:56 am

      Simply yum! this looks so good and romaine is one of my favorites.

      Reply
      • Patti

        February 11, 2016 at 8:56 am

        Thanks Carole! I think you are in good company! 🙂

        Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    Follow Me

    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

    Patti profile pic

    Hi! I'm Patti

    Join me to create lots of fun DIY projects including crafts, gardening, home decor and tasty recipes.

    more about me

    Popular Posts

    Blue jean crossover bag

    DIY Crossbody Bag from Jeans

    tabletop water gardens

    How to Make an Indoor Water Garden

    Echievera planter

    What to do With a Stretched Succulent

    Fabric bowl covers in 3 prints

    How to Make Fabric Bowl Covers

    Collage of flowers including russian sage, pink hydrangeas, coneflower and yarrow.

    10+ Long Blooming Plants

    Chicken black bean tortilla casserole

    Chicken Black Bean Casserole Recipe

    Footer

    ^ back to top

    About
    Privacy Policy
    Disclosure Policy

    Sign Up Here!
    for our
    newsletter &
    special offers

    • Shop
    • Web Stories

    As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. i.e. as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2021 Hearth and Vine