Italian Chopped Salad
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5
Italian Chopped Salad
Description
The Italian Chopped Salad combines shredded romaine heart and radicchio to form a crisp base with a slight bitterness from radicchio. Canned garbanzo beans add a creamy texture and protein, while sliced pepperoncini and olives bring a briny and slightly spicy note. Radishes contribute crunch and a peppery bite, complemented by mild provolone and thin slices of salami for savory depth. Cherry tomatoes add juiciness and freshness, with green onions providing a subtle sharpness.
Tossed with a red wine vinaigrette, the salad balances acidity and richness, enhancing the layered flavors. This salad is versatile and works well as a side dish or a light main course.
Variations include substituting provolone with mozzarella or ricotta salata for different flavor profiles, omitting salami for a vegetarian version, or adding chopped hard-boiled eggs for additional protein. Pepperoncini and olives can be swapped out for red onion, and extra crunch is added with chopped cucumber or carrots.
Ingredients
- 1 romaine lettuce heart about 3 cups, or 3 heads little gems, finely shredded
- 1 radicchio about 1 1/2 cups, finely shredded
- 15 ounces garbanzo beans canned, drained and rinsed
- 8 Pepperoncini peppers thinly sliced
- 10 Castelvetrano olives pitted, thinly sliced
- 3 radish small, thinly sliced
- 4 ounces provolone cheese diced
- 4 ounces salami thinly sliced rounds, then into strips
- 12 cherry tomato halved
- 2 green onion thinly sliced
- 1/2 recipe red wine vinaigrette
Instructions
- Combine shredded romaine (or little gems) and radicchio into a large salad bowl and toss together.
- Add remaining salad ingredients.
- Drizzle vinaigrette over salad and toss together. Serve.
Notes
- Provolone can be swapped with mozzarella or ricotta salata for different cheese flavors.
- Omit salami for a vegetarian version or add chopped hard-boiled eggs for more protein.
- Replace pepperoncini and olives with thinly sliced red onion if preferred.
- Adding chopped cucumber or carrot boosts crunchiness in the salad.
- Use any favorite Italian or red wine vinaigrette dressing as substitution.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 345 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 345kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 42mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 1311mg | 55% |
| Potassium | 560mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 3143IU | 63% |
| Vitamin C | 31mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 283mg | 28% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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