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Barbecue Chef Salad

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

3 cups green-leaf lettuce, rinsed and spun dry
3 cups romaine lettuce, rinsed, spun dry, and chopped
1/4 cup finely diced red onion
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
3 to 4 pickled jalapeño peppers, sliced
1/3 pound pepper jack cheese, grated
1 pound shredded Pork Shoulder (page 57), and/or shredded Chicken (page 40), and/or shredded Brisket (page 90)
2 large eggs, hard-boiled, peeled, and cut crosswise into thin slices
1 cup Tangy Sweet Sauce (page 23)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Line four large plates with the green-leaf lettuce.

    Step 2

    In a large bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, onion, bell pepper, jalapeño slices, cheese, and meat. Toss well. Mound the salad mixture on the center of the green-leaf lettuces, and arrange the egg slices on top. Drizzle the sauce over the salads. Serve immediately.

Cover of the cookbook Smokin' With Myron Mixon featuring the chef and a double rack of saucy glazed ribs.
Reprinted with permission from Smokin' with Myron Mixon by Myron Dixon with Kelly Alexander, © 2011 Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House. Buy the full book from Amazon or Bookshop.
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