Italian Chopped Salad

An Italian Chopped Salad will be a welcome addition to your dinner menu on warm summer evenings. Bursting with the flavors of antipasto, our classic chopped salad is filled with salami, provolone, tomatoes, olives, artichoke hearts, pepperoncini and red onion and drizzled with a homemade lemon oregano vinaigrette.

Antipasto Salad Recipe

I can’t think of a better way to have an al fresco dinner than with a chopped salad filled with the flavors of antipasto. Add to that a homemade lemon oregano vinaigrette and my taste buds are getting excited.

Salami, provolone, tomatoes, red onion, olives, pepperoncini and artichoke hearts rest on a bed of chopped lettuce. Whisk up olive oil, vinegar, fresh oregano leaves, lemon juice and lemon zest for a drizzle of fresh flavors.

Serve as a hearty side salad or follow the instructions for increasing ingredient amounts and it becomes a main meal salad. No cooking necessary, just assemble the ingredients including a refreshing homemade citrus herb vinaigrette, and dinner will be on the table.

Our chopped salad combines all the elements and flavors of an Italian antipasto salad. What could be better than that?

Hot summer evenings are complimented with refreshing summer salads and make al fresco dining oh so delicious. That’s how you do dinner on warm summer evenings.

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Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

Personalize your salad by adding or substituting any of the following ingredients:  

• Arugula
• Black olives
• Chickpeas
• Creamy Italian dressing
• Ham
• Mozzarella cheese
• Pepperoni
• Roasted red peppers
• Your favorite store bought vinaigrette

Make this salad an entrée salad! Just use these measurements to turn this salad into a meal and serve with our citrus herb vinaigrette:

• 10 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 1/2 lb. (8 ounces) sliced salami, cut in strips
• 1/2 lb. (8 ounces) provolone, diced
• 2 cups (1 pint) grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise
• 2/3 cup large pimento stuffed olives, halved crosswise
• 2 cups marinated artichoke hearts, chopped
• 8 pepperoncini, stems removed, chopped
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion

Ingredients you will need to make this recipe

• Olive oil
• Lemon juice
• Lemon
• Fresh oregano
• Sugar
• Kosher salt
• Pepper
• Lettuce
• Salami
• Provolone
• Tomatoes
• Pimento stuffed olives
• Artichoke hearts
• Red onion

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Italian Chopped Salad

Prep Time

15 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

An Italian Chopped Salad will be a welcome addition to your dinner menu on warm summer evenings. Bursting with the flavors of antipasto, our salad is filled with salami, provolone, tomatoes, olives, artichoke hearts, pepperoncini and red onion and drizzled with a homemade lemon oregano vinaigrette.

Course: Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Antipasto Salad, Italian chopped salad

Servings: 4

Author: Gwynn Galvin

Ingredients

Vinaigrette:

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 1 Tbs. lemon zest
• 1 clove garlic , finely minced
• 1 tsp. dried oregano
• ½ tsp. sugar
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• ¼ tsp. pepper

Salad:

• 6 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 1/4 lb. (4 ounces) sliced salami , cut in strips
• 1/4 lb. (4 ounces) provolone , diced
• 1 cup grape tomatoes ,halved lengthwise
• 1/3 cup large pimento stuffed olives ,halved crosswise
• 1 cup marinated artichoke hearts ,chopped
• 4 pepperoncini ,stems removed, chopped
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion

Instructions

Vinaigrette:

1. Combine olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, oregano, sugar, kosher salt and pepper until blended.

Salad:

1. Place lettuce in serving bowl. Arrange salami, provolone, tomatoes, olives, artichoke hearts, pepperoncini and red onion on top of lettuce.
2. Drizzle with half of the vinaigrette, about 6 Tablespoons, and toss until evenly coated. Serve remaining vinaigrette on the side.

Recipe Notes

Make this salad your main dish!

Use these measurements to turn this salad into a meal:

• 10 cups chopped romaine lettuce
• 1/2 lb. (8 ounces) sliced salami, cut in strips
• 1/2 lb. (8 ounces) provolone, diced
• 2 cups (1 pint) grape tomatoes, halved lengthwise
• 2/3 cup large pimento stuffed olives, halved crosswise
• 2 cups marinated artichoke hearts, chopped
• 8 pepperoncini, stems removed, chopped
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion

This recipe is part of Meal Plan Monday and Weekend Potluck