Italian Chopped Salad
Author: Heather
Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Main Dish
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Serves: 1 large salad
- SALAD:
- 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 4 cups chopped spinach leaves
- 1 cucumber, peeled, quartered
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1/ 2 cup asiago cheese, cubed
- ½ cups pepperoni, cubed
- Other options:
- red onion
- artichokes
- black olives
- green olives
- blue cheese
- cooked, cubed chicken
- roasted red peppers
- CROUTONS:
- 1 loaf crusty bread, cubed
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tsp garlic salt
- 2 tsp dried Italian Seasoning
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp black pepper
- DRESSING:
- ⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- ½ tsp onion salt
- 2 tsp Italian Seasoning
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- Combine dressing ingredients in a jar. Shake well and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- To make the croutons:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Line a 13x9 baking sheet with parchment paper
- Toss bread cubes with olive oil and spices in a large bowl
- Spread in a layer on baking sheet
- Bake for 15 minutes
- Turn off oven but leave croutons in there until oven completely cools down
- Remove and let sit for 10 more minutes
- Combine all salad vegetables/cheese/meat in a bowl
- Toss with croutons and dressing
- Serve immediately
Recipe by Girl and Her Kitchen at http://www.girlandherkitchen.com/2016/10/italian-chopped-salad.html
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