| Course | Dinner, Lunch, Salad |
|---|---|
| Cuisines | Italian |
| Cooking Methods | Chopping |
| Diets | Vegetarian |
| Main categories | Everyday Food, Low Calorie, Vegetarian, Training Athlete |
| Main Ingredient | Vegetables |
Big Italian Salad
Serves: 10
This Italian salad pairs nicely with Italian comfort food. You’ll love the homemade dressing! The recipe is from Once Upon a Chef blog.
Recipe by:
https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/big-italian-salad.html
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Adjust the ingredients measurement scale here by changing this number. 10
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Cooking Tools Required
Blender, Cutting board, Measuring cups and spoons, Mixing bowls, Mixing spoon, Sharp knifes, TongsIngredients
FOR THE VINAIGRETTE
- 1 1/2 cup fresh parsley loosely packed
- 1 1/2 cup fresh basil loosely packed
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 3 cloves garlic peeled
- 3 ounce red wine vinegar best quality
- 1 1/4 cup olive oil best quality
- 1 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 tsp black pepper add more if needed
- 2 1/2 tsp honey
FOR THE SALAD
- 1 head butter lettus medium heads, cut in bite size pieces
- 2 red bell pepper seeded and chopped
- 2 cup cucumber hothouse, or English or Persian cucumber, chopped
- 2 carrot peeled into ribbons
- 2 stalk celery chopped
- 1/2 cup onion chopped
- 13 ounce cherry tomatoes halved
- 6 ounce olives pitted
- 3 ounce feta cheese to taste
Instructions
- Make the dressing: Combine all dressing ingredients in a food processor and blitz to blend.
- Place all of the salad ingredients except for the cheese in a large bowl. Right before serving, add about half of the dressing and toss well. Add more dressing little by little as necessary; be sure to dress greens very generously, otherwise salad will be bland. Toss in the cheese, then taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, if necessary.
Reheating/Serving Instructions
Note: Ricotta salata is an Italian sheep's milk cheese that has a salty, slightly tangy flavor, almost like a dry Italian feta. It is not the same as the wet ricotta in the tub. You can find it at Whole Foods, gourmet grocers or specialty cheese shops.
Nutrition
Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 687mg | Potassium: 612mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 14974IU | Vitamin C: 59mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 3mg
Big Italian Salad
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