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 salad is filled with salami, provolone, tomatoes, olives, artichoke hearts, pepperoncini and red onion and drizzled with a homemade lemon oregano vinaigrette.
Servings: 4
Calories: 562kcal
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:
- Combine olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, oregano, sugar, kosher salt and pepper until blended.
Salad:
- Place lettuce in serving bowl. Arrange salami, provolone, tomatoes, olives, artichoke hearts, pepperoncini and red onion on top of lettuce.
- Drizzle with half of the vinaigrette, about 6 Tablespoons, and toss until evenly coated. Serve remaining vinaigrette on the side.
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
Nutrition
Calories: 562kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 51g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 1503mg | Potassium: 480mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 7299IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 281mg | Iron: 2mg