Italian Chopped Salad

5 from 2 ratings

from kristineskitchenblog.com

With this Italian chopped salad, you get so much flavor in every bite! It's a great side salad, a total crowd-pleaser and it goes with almost any meal. Add hard boiled egg, avocado or chicken to make it even more filling as a meal-sized salad.

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Servings: servings

Calories: 297kcal

Author: Kristine Rosenblatt

Ingredients

Dressing

½ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup red wine vinegar
1 small clove garlic minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
¼ teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper to taste

Salad

8 cups chopped romaine lettuce 1 large head romaine
4 cups thinly sliced radicchio 1 small head radicchio
1 cup chopped English cucumber
1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
⅓ cup thinly sliced red onion
¾ cup canned chickpeas rinsed and drained
⅓ cup sliced black olives
6 pepperoncini stems removed and chopped
2 ounces salami sliced into thin ribbons
2 ounces shaved fresh Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Make dressing: In a medium bowl, whisk together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, dried oregano, Dijon, salt and pepper.
Assemble salad: Place the romaine, radicchio, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, chickpeas, black olives, pepperoncini, salami and shaved Parmesan in a large salad bowl. Drizzle on the dressing, a little at a time, tossing to mix, until salad is dressed to your liking. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is only an estimate.

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