Italian Salad
I love salads and make them several times a week. I was craving something different from our usual house salad or loaded Caesar salad, so after looking through the refrigerator, I made this Italian salad loaded with salami, olives, pine nuts, and fresh Parmesan cheese. I tossed it in our house favorite–Fran’s simple vinaigrette, and was so happy with the result. This Italian salad paired nicely with some spaghetti pomodoro and roasted garlic breadsticks.
Italian Salad
Ingredients:
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- Frans Simple Vinaigrette
- 2 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1 handful of cherry tomatoes
- 1 handful of kalamata or black olives (or both!)
- 5-7 slices of salami, quartered, to taste
- ¼ fresh red onion, sliced thinly ***Soak the slices in ice water for 10 minutes if they are too strongly flavored
- 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
- 2 tbsp fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
How to Make an Italian Salad:
Prepare Frans Simple Vinaigrette. Click the link for the recipe.
Prepare the salad by adding the romaine and spinach to a large bowl. Top with tomatoes, olives, onions, toasted pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese.
Serve the salad by drizzling some of the well-shaken Fran’s vinaigrette over it to taste, tossing, and serving. Enjoy!
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Equipment
Ingredients
- Frans Simple Vinaigrette Click link up above for the recipe
- 2 cups romaine lettuce chopped
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1 handful of cherry tomatoes
- 1 handful of kalamata or black olives or both!
- 5-7 slices of salami quartered, to taste
- ÂĽ fresh red onion, sliced thinly ***Soak the slices in ice water for 10 minutes if they are too strongly flavored
- 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
- 2 tbsp fresh Parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
- Prepare Frans Simple Vinaigrette. Click the link above for the recipe.
- Prepare the salad by adding the romaine and spinach to a large bowl. Top with tomatoes, olives, onions, toasted pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese.
- Serve the salad by drizzling some of the well-shaken Fran's vinaigrette over it to taste, tossing, and serving. Enjoy!
Oh, you’ve done it now! This is such a great salad. I’ve always called this an “Italian chopped salad” … and it’s my absolute favorite. Throw in some chick peas and it’s a complete meal. YUM!
Oh, I could soooo go for this rigth now! It looks d-lish! What a salad!
Anything with pine nuts in and Im won over. This sounds fantastic
Pam,
This sounds delicious!
Do you use a seasoned or an unseasoned rice vinegar for your dressing? Also, this looks like it would be good with a champagne or cider vinegar too, great recipe!
I don’t care if you live on the other side of the country….I’m coming to your house for dinner!
Your salad sounds so packed full of flavor and fresh. I’m craving your salad right now.
Looks delicious. I haven’t had salami in forever, but the mix of salty and sweet you have sounds great 🙂
Now this looks delicious.
Wow, Pam this looks delicious!
Jason,
I use seasoned rice vinegar (I just fixed it in the post) but I am sure champagne or cider vinegar would work great too.
Looks beautiful, I am always excited every morning to see what you have posted it is always yummy looking!
(Thanks for the comment on my blog.)
Anyway, on topic. That looks nice, might suggest it instead of our family’s usual lettuce-tomato-cucumber salads. Mmm.
this look so good!! italian salad or dressing or anything for that matter is always so good!
Ohh pine nuts! Nice that’s a good combo: pine nuts, salami, olives. Yeah!
hey pam, great looking salad you have there… 🙂
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Yum, I love salads like this! I made a similar one the other day!
for some inexplicable reason, i find pine nuts to be magical. their presence alone is enough to ensure that i’d love this salad. 🙂
I need to eat more salads. I think I’ll start with this one.
I’ve had some pine nuts around the house for awhile, and I was waiting for an elegant way to use them! This sounds like a winner. Thanks!
What a pretty salad!
This looks wonderful !
My husband is a salad freak, I really think he would loves this one.
Hi there! Thank you for visiting me as well = ) Are you up north in the US? AHHH Pine Nuts…. I love pine nuts but they are rather exuberant here (In Tokyo)- are they as expensive in the US? Oh and the Olives… I could eat the straight from the Jar..
I haven’t had salami in ages! I really need to get some.
I love a good salad! I’ll take veggies, meat, cheese, especially cheese, because you can never have too much cheese….
Now this is my kind of salad! It’s perfect, love your pics. I am seriously drooling!