Italian Salad Recipe

Italian Salad

If you asked me about the heartiest, dinner worthy salad that I make, my answer would be Italian Salad. This Italian Salad recipe is lighter than a sandwich, with beans for heft rather than bread, but it’s equally satisfying.

I hadn’t made it, or even thought of it, for ages and then I saw this postfrom Heidi of FoodieCrush and immediately wrote a grocery list.

Play around with amounts and ingredients in this salad to make it your own!

Course Main: Salad

Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

For the Italian Salad Dressing:

• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard

• 1 small clove garlic minced

• 1 teaspoon minced shallot

• 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

• salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the Italian Salad:

• 1 15 ounce can cannellini beans drained (or 1 1/2 cups home cooked)

• 1 head romaine lettuce chopped

• 2 ounces Pecorino Romano or provolone cheese diced small

• 3 ounces salami sliced into thin ribbons

• 6 oil packed sun dried tomatoes coarsely chopped

• 12 kalamata olive pitted and coarsely chopped

Instructions

To Make The Dressing:

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, garlic, shallot and Italian seasoning. Slowly drizzle in olive oil, whisking constantly. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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Created: BANKHEALTHY