Chopped Chef Salad

Name: Chopped Chef Salad
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 sweet onion such as Vidalia, Maui, or a generic sweet (about 5 ounces) Note: don't use a regular onion for this dressing, it will be too strong; 3 Tbsp apple cider or champagne vinegar; 2 tsp sugar; 1 heaped tsp creamy Dijon mustard; pinch of salt; 1/2 tsp white pepper; 1/2 cup oil such as grapeseed, olive, walnut; 5 ounces butter lettuce hearts (or romaine hearts, or iceberg) chopped; 1/2 cup chopped ham ((I used Black Forest)); 1/2 cup chopped turkey, I love smoked turkey; 1/2 cup chopped bacon; 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes; 1/2 cup chopped cucumber; 1/2 cup chopped hard boiled eggs, about 2 eggs; 1/2 cup chopped Swiss cheese; 1/2 cup chopped cheddar cheese; 1/2 cup chopped celery; 1/2 cup chopped carrots; 1/3 cup chopped red onion