Italian Chopped Salad Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons minced shallot
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• freshly cracked black pepper
• 2 romaine hearts lettuce shredded (washed and dried well)
• 2 cups diced cucumbers
• 2 cups quartered grape tomatoes
• 15 oz. can garbanzo beans (drained and rinsed)
• 8 oz. mini mozzarella pearls
• 1 cup olives, roughly chopped
• 1 cup thinly sliced salami
• 1/2 cup sliced pepperoncini
• grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1

   Make dressing. In a small blender or immersion blender cup, combine olive oil, red wine vinegar, shallot, mustard, honey, salt, and black pepper. Blend until smooth.

2. 2

   Assemble salad. In a large salad bowl, add cucumbers, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, mozzarella, olives, salami, pepperoncini, and finally lettuce. Drizzle with about 1/2-3/4 of the dressing and toss together. Finish with additional dressing if desired, Parmesan cheese, and freshly cracked pepper.