# @kalejunkie on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ4IRPjxt0R
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36608839-kalejunkie-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-20T13:31:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nicole Keshishian | KALEJUNKIE® (@kalejunkie) — https://gondola.cc/kalejunkie

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@kalejunkie ✨ COPYCAT $45 MCCARTHY SALAD, but bigger and better! Yes—a much smaller version of this famous salad is served at the Beverly Hills Hotel and it is delicious! The key to this salad is finely dicing all the veggies so you get a bit of everything in each bite. I’ve had this salad a number of times over the years and I figured it was time to make it at home—but better—and add this gorgeous salad to the KJ salad collection (I think I’ve got close to 50 salads on my website at this point!). It also makes a fantastic salad to serve this weekend for Memorial Day, so if you are looking for “the one,” let it be THIS!!! 

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Makes 4 large servings
SALAD
1/2 head iceberg lettuce
1/2 head romaine lettuce
1 cup grilled chicken, diced
1 cup roasted red beets, diced (I used precooked @lovebeets)
6 hard boiled eggs, yolks and eggs separated and diced (I use @vitalfarms)
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, diced (@tillamook)
1 cup cooked bacon, diced
2 tomatos, diced
1 avocado, diced
1 bunch chives, finely chopped (my addition)

DRESSING
1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1 shallot
1 tb coconut sugar
3 cloves roasted garlic (optional to roast, otherwise just use 3 cloves garlic)
1 tsp dijon mustard
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp black pepper

ROASTED GARLIC (optional)
1 head garlic

My beautiful salad bowl is from @holcomb.studio!

If roasting garlic, do that first. Preheat oven to 400F. Cut top off a bulb of garlic. Place it on a piece of foil, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Close the foil tightly around the garlic and roast in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Let cool completely before opening and squishing the roasted garlic out. Chop all of the salad ingredients finely and arrange in a large bowl. Next, add the roasted garlic and remaining dressing ingredients to a small blender and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Pour over the salad, toss and enjoy immediately. 

#bhh #beverlyhills hotel #mccarthysalad #copycatrecipes

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