Description
I love a big Italian salad! Crisp romaine, salty salami and cheese, briney pepperoncini, and toasty garlic breadcrumbs. YUM!
Ingredients
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Big Yummy Italian Salad
- 3–4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 12–15 pieces salami, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 cup cubed cheese like Provolone
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup DeLallo Sliced Mild Pepperoncini
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
Golden Crispy Garlic Panko
- 1 cup panko
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons DeLallo Castelvetrano Extra Virgin Olive Oil
No-Recipe Italian Dressing:
- Drizzle of DeLallo Castelvetrano Extra Virgin Olive Oil (3 tablespoons)
- Splash of pepperoncini brine (1-2 tablespoons)
- A few shakes of Italian seasoning (about 1/2 teaspoon)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prep Salad Stuff: Chop all your salad veggies, meat, cheese, etc.
- Make Golden Crispy Garlic Panko: Mix panko, oil, and garlic powder in a bowl. Microwave for 1 minute, stir, and microwave again for 20-40 seconds until it’s nice and golden. (It’ll be hot! Don’t taste it yet.) Season with salt.
- Toss with No-Recipe Dressing: Add all your salad stuff to a large bowl. Drizzle with oil, pepperoncini brine, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Toss to combine, taste, adjust, you know the drill. Finish by tossing those golden panko crispies in there! YUM!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Italian
Keywords: chopped salad, Italian salad, chopped Italian salad, romaine salad
