5 from 20 votes
Italian Chopped Salad
This Italian Chopped Salad features chopped romaine and radicchio mixed with garbanzo beans, sliced pepperoncini, Castelvetrano olives, radishes, provolone cheese, salami, cherry tomatoes, and green onions. Tossed with a red wine vinaigrette, it delivers a crunchy texture with a balance of tangy, savory, and mildly spicy flavors. The combination offers a robust, layered salad that can be adjusted with variations in cheese, protein, or vegetables to taste.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
345 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Main Course, Salad, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
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.
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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
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 345
% 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.