Italian Salad

This delicious Italian Salad with homemade salad dressing is an excellent way to incorporate more vegetables into your diet. With fresh ingredients and easy steps, this salad will surely be a hit with the whole family.

A Delicious and Simple Italian Salad Recipe

This is one of our favorite salads. It is full of flavor from fresh tomatoes, homemade croutons, salami, mozzarella pearls, fresh Italian dressing, and more. Enjoy this hearty and healthy salad as a stand-alone meal, or serve it with tortilla pizza, vegetable lasagna, zucchini boats, or one of my best soup recipes.

Italian Salad Ingredients

You need red wine vinegar, garlic, granulated sugar, dried oregano, dried basil, parsley, salt, black pepper, and olive oil for the dressing.

For the salad, you need romaine lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, black olives, pepperoncini, croutons, mozzarella pearls, Italian salami, and artichoke hearts.

How to Make Italian Salad

Whisk together red wine vinegar, garlic, sugar, oregano, basil, parsley, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil.

Combine romaine, tomatoes, red onions, pepperoncini, croutons, mozzarella, salami, and artichoke hearts in a large bowl. Drizzle with dressing; toss and serve promptly.

Recipe Tips

• Make the dressing in advance and store it in an airtight container or mason jar in the fridge. It will keep for up to 4 weeks. The olive oil will solidify in the fridge. Just remove it from the fridge for 45 minutes before tossing the salad.
• Substitute a portion of the romaine for mixed spring greens or iceberg lettuce.
• If you prefer purchase sliced pepperoncini for a bit of pepper in each bite.
• Use Campari tomatoes, grape tomatoes, or cherry tomatoes.
• If you have trouble finding mozzarella pearls, cube a piece of fresh mozzarella.
• For even more flavor, make homemade croutons.

What to Serve with Italian Salad

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Course: Salad

Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 300kcal

Author: Beth Pierce

Ingredients

Italian Dressing

• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/3 cup olive oil

Italian Salad

• 8 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 2 cups sliced tomatoes
• 1/3 cup very thinly sliced red onions
• 1 cup whole pepperoncini
• 1 cup Italian croutons
• 1/2 cup mozzarella pearls
• 1/2 cup black olives
• 1/4 lb Italian salami sliced
• 1 jar 7.5 ounces marinated quartered artichoke hearts drained
• 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Instructions

• In a small bowl, whisk together red wine vinegar, garlic, sugar, oregano, basil, parsley, salt, and black pepper. Slowly whisk in the olive oil.
• In a large bowl, combine romaine, tomatoes, red onions, pepperoncini, croutons, mozzarella pearls, black olives, salami, and artichoke hearts. Drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese; toss and serve promptly.

Notes

• Make the dressing in advance and store it in an airtight container or mason jar in the fridge. It will keep for up to 4 weeks. The olive oil will solidify in the fridge. Just remove it from the fridge for 45 minutes before tossing the salad.
• Substitute a portion of the romaine for mixed spring greens or iceberg lettuce.
• If you prefer purchase sliced pepperoncini for a bit of pepper in each bite.
• Use Campari tomatoes, grape tomatoes, or cherry tomatoes.
• If you have trouble finding mozzarella pearls, cube a piece of fresh mozzarella.
• For even more flavor, make your own homemade croutons.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 969mg | Potassium: 444mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 6088IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 148mg | Iron: 2mg

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