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Favorite Italian Salad

Italian salad with cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, and croutons in a white bowl.
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This Favorite Italian Salad is a joyful mix of crispy, crunchy, sweet, tangy, spicy flavors and is an absolute joy to eat!

Ingredients

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For the Italian Salad Dressing

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon honey

 

For the Salad

  • 5 ounces mixed spring greens or chopped romaine (or a mix of both)
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 cucumber, chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 1 cup black olives
  • ½ cup freshly grated or shaved parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup garlic croutons
  • Whole pepperoncini peppers (put 5 or so in the bowl depending on if you have people who like to eat them)

Instructions

  1. Prepare the Italian Salad Dressing: Combine all of the ingredients in a mason jar.  Screw the lid on tightly and shake well to combine.  This can be made up to a week or 2 in advance and stored in the fridge.
  2. Prepare the salad: Place greens in a large bowl and scatter the tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, parmesan, and croutons over top.  Leave them on top or toss them into the greens.
  3. Arrange the pepperoncini peppers on top.
  4. You can drizzle the dressing over the top and toss or serve the salad with the dressing on the side.
  5. Serve immediately with an extra side of parmesan for anyone who wants an extra garnish.

Notes

  • For the parmesan cheese, you can finely grate it so it’s like parmesan snow, or shave thin slices of it over the salad; whatever you prefer!
  • Any salad green will work.  I even like using kale and massaging it in a splash of the salad dressing to soften it before serving.

Find it online: https://instafreshmeals.com/favorite-italian-salad/