Big Italian Salad
One big Italian salad recipe for serving a family with a homemade Italian dressing recipe! The perfect side dish for lasagna or a pasta dinner.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 1 heart romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 small head radicchio cored and chopped
- ¼ head iceberg lettuce chopped
- 1 celery rib thinly sliced
- ½ small red onion thinly sliced
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- ½ cup pitted green olives
- 8 pepperoncini peppers
- 1 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
For the dressing:
- 6 tablespoons olive oil 6 tbs = ¼ cup + 2 tbs
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, gently toss together ingredients for salad. Add all ingredients for dressing to a resealable jar; seal jar and shake vigorously to combine (alternatively, combine ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together until well combined). Drizzle dressing over salad, lightly toss salad again, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 479mg | Potassium: 169mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 563IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 219mg | Iron: 1mg