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Mediterranean Chopped Salad Recipe


  • Author: Marie Bostwick
  • Yield: Serves 2 for a hearty dinner, 4 to 6 as a first course 1x

Ingredients

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For the salad

  • 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
  • 2 T shredded fresh basil
  • 1 cup chopped radicchio
  • ½ cup zucchini, quartered and sliced
  • 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  • 2 T chopped red onion
  • 2 oz deli-style smoked turkey breast
  • 1 oz genoa salami, sliced into thin ribbons
  • 3 part-skim mozzarella cheese sticks, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
  • ½ cup canned white beans, drained (cannellini, garbanzo, or great northern)
  • 4 T Italian dressing (bottled or made from the recipe below)

For the Italian dressing

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp dried Italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp fresh ground pepper
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Place the romaine, basil, and radicchio in a large bowl and toss to distribute. Top with remaining ingredients and dressing. Toss the salad, plate, and serve.
  2. For dressing:Place all the ingredients in a lidded jar. Close the lid tightly and shake vigorously for about thirty seconds. Allow dressing to sit in refrigerator for at least a day. Shake jar again before adding dressing to salad.