Italian Chopped Salad
Crisp lettuce, cubed mozzarella, and diced salami in a red wine vinaigrette. So colorful, so vibrant, and so so good!
Salad for dinner? Yes, please!
This salad is anything but boring here. Loaded with crisp romaine and radicchio lettuce, cubed mozzarella, dry Italian salami and a vibrant red wine vinaigrette, this salad will knock your socks off.
The homemade dressing is absolutely key here. The ingredient list is short too with just a few pantry staples – extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon, garlic, oregano and crushed red pepper flakes (for a little bit of heat, if desired).
And the best part? Prep time is kept to a minimum as there is zero cooking involved and everything can be diced/prepped/assembled beforehand. Just be sure to toss your salad right before serving for maximum freshness. And don’t forget to add your finishing touches with freshly shaved Parm!
Italian Chopped Salad
Ingredients
- 1 head romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
- 1 cup chopped radicchio lettuce
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
- 4 ounces dry Italian salami, cut into matchsticks
- 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- 1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced black olives, rinsed and drained
- 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
- ½ English cucumber, diced
- 6 pepperoncini, sliced
- 1 cup halved grape tomatoes
- â…“ cup chopped red onion
- ½ cup shaved Parmesan
for the dressing
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- ¾ teaspoon dried oregano
- â…› teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- To assemble the salad, place romaine and radicchio in a large bowl; top with mozzarella, salami, chickpeas, olives, bell pepper, cucumber, pepperoncini, tomatoes and red onion. Pour the dressing on top of the salad and gently toss to combine. Top with Parmesan.
for the dressing
- In a medium bowl, whisk together olive oil, vinegar, Dijon, garlic, oregano and red pepper flakes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
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This salad hit the spot on a hot summer day! So vibrant and chock full of healthy ingredients! Will be adding this to my regular salad list!
What a delightful twist on a salad! The Italian Chopped Salad sounds like a taste explosion. Thanks for sharing this exciting recipe, can’t wait to give it a try!
This was delicious!! The recipe just happened to pop up in my email when I was trying to decide what to make for dinner tonight. I made it as written other than the radicchio because my grocery store was out. So much flavor!!! Served it with rolls and it made a great summer dinner.
I’ve made a version of this salad many times and it is a winner! My only suggestion is to sub the mozzarella with provolone. It makes such a difference!