1 small head of chopped romaine

2–3 cups of iceberg lettuce or spring greens, cut into bite-sized pieces

4 hard-boiled eggs, quartered lengthwise and peeled

4 pieces of fried crispy bacon

1/2 cup of deli-style Swiss cheese in julienne strips

1/2 cup deli-style ham julienne strips

1/2 cup deli-style turkey julienne strips

1 cup of English cucumber slices, or roughly 1/3 of an English cucumber

1 cup grape tomatoes, cut in half

1 cup croutons with seasoning

Salad dressing, 1/3 to 1 cup (ranch, chipotle ranch, avocado ranch, bleu cheese, Italian, honey mustard)

both freshly ground black pepper and kosher salt