Zesty Italian Salad Recipe

Zesty Italian Salad Recipe

How To Make Zesty Italian Salad

Our Italian salad comes with a tasteful mix of crisp lettuce, pepperoncini peppers, and more coated in a zesty vinaigrette. Prep a bowl in just 15 minutes!

Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking:
Total: 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Italian Salad:

  • 5mixed greens
  • ½small red onion,peeled, thinly sliced
  • 2cupscherry tomatoes
  • 2cupscroutons
  • ½cupParmesan cheese,freshly-grated, plus extra for topping
  • cuppepperoncini peppers

For Italian Vinaigrette:

  • 3tbspoil
  • 1tbspred wine vinegar
  • 1tspdijon mustard
  • ½tsporegano
  • ½tspfine sea salt
  • ¼tspblack pepper
  • 1small garlic glove,minced, or ½ tsp garlic powder

Instructions

Italian Vinaigrette: 

  1. Whisk the oil, vinegar, mustard, oregano, salt, pepper, and garlic together in a bowl until combined.

  2. Taste, then add additional sweetener if desired. Set aside.

Italian Salad:

  1. Combine the greens, onion, tomatoes, croutons, parmesan cheese, and pepperoncini peppers in a large salad bowl. Drizzle evenly with the vinaigrette, then toss until evenly combined. 

  2. Serve sprinkled with extra Parmesan cheese, and enjoy!

Nutrition

  • Calories: 257.04kcal
  • Fat: 16.59g
  • Saturated Fat: 4.09g
  • Trans Fat: 0.04g
  • Monounsaturated Fat: 8.56g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.37g
  • Carbohydrates: 18.07g
  • Fiber: 2.35g
  • Sugar: 2.88g
  • Protein: 9.75g
  • Cholesterol: 12.64mg
  • Sodium: 539.85mg
  • Calcium: 258.99mg
  • Potassium: 298.27mg
  • Iron: 1.29mg
  • Vitamin A: 76.38µg
  • Vitamin C: 19.49mg
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