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Lettuce, tomoratoes, cubed mozzarella, dry Italian salami, chickpeas, sliced olives, diced cucumber, pepper, and red onion.

Italian Chopped Salad

Yield: 4 servings
Prep: 25 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Crisp lettuce, cubed mozzarella, and diced salami in a red wine vinaigrette. So colorful, so vibrant, and so so good!
5 stars (7 ratings)

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
  • ⅓ 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
  • ⅛ 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.