This Italian Chopped Salad is SO Good!

Salad recipes are an essential ingredient to healthy living, and we like that around here. There are so many salad recipes that we can't get enough of, like Avocado Salad, Salsa Five Bean Salad and Avocado Mango Salad.

I mean--SALAD! That's all that needs to be said, right? And this Italian Chopped Salad is so super easy to make with a chopped salad chopper and bowl.

Italian Chopped Salad Recipe

Deb from Cooking on the Front Burner shared this amazingly refreshing salad that it perfect for spring and summer! Spring is here, with hopefully summer just around the corner, so it's time to lighten up the dinner menu. Italian Chopped Salad. Lots of fresh veggies and a homemade Italian dressing that comes together in no time at all!

Recipe

Italian Chopped Salad

A colorful and flavorful salad with a homemade Italian dressing

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Course Appetizer, Appetizers, Salad

Cuisine Italian

Servings

Calories 1100 kcal

Ingredients

Salad:

3 cups chopped romaine lettuce
1 cup cooked ditalini pasta rinsed and cooled
1 cup chickpeas rinsed well
½ cup grape tomatoes sliced in half
¼ cup pitted kalamata olives sliced in half
2 oz. diced panetta cooked until crispy
¼ cup diced provolone cheese
sliced pepperoncini peppers to taste

Dressing:

¼ cup red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon diced shallot
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
salt
pepper
½ cup olive oil

Instructions

Combine all the salad ingredients in a large bowl then divide between 2 plates.
To make dressing, combine all ingredients except olive oil in a small food processor and process for about one minute.
Add olive oil in a slow stead stream until well mixed
Pour over salad
This will make 2 large salads or 2 small

Nutrition

Calories: 1100kcalCarbohydrates: 109gProtein: 24gFat: 65gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 431mgPotassium: 711mgFiber: 12gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 6662IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 231mgIron: 5mg

Nutrition details are an estimate, per serving.

Feel free to put your own spin on the ingredients. Use salami or pancetta--both are amazing.

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This Italian Chopped Salad is SO Good!

Italian Chopped Salad Recipe

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