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Italian salad in black and white bowl on cutting board.

Simple Italian Salad

This Simple Italian Salad is full of crispy romaine and tender baby spinach tossed with black olives, mozzarella balls, tomatoes, and sliced pepperoncini. Add in some Genoa salami, homemade croutons, and Italian dressing. You have a delicious main course salad for two or a yummy side salad for four.
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Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Italian
Diet: Diabetic, Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 286kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Romaine lettuce chopped or sliced
  • 1 cup baby spinach
  • ½ cup black olives
  • ½ cup cucumber sliced
  • 3 radishes sliced
  • ¼ cup pepperoncini sliced, or whole
  • 3 tomatoes sliced into wedges
  • ¼ red onion sliced extra thin
  • 1 cup mozzarella balls
  • ½ cup Genoa salami cut into ½ inch strips
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup croutons
  • ½ cup Italian dressing
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Instructions

  • In a large bowl toss together the romaine lettuce, baby spinach, cucumber, radish, olives, pepperoncini, red onion, tomato, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella balls, and croutons.
  • Add the Italian dressing and toss. Serve immediately.
  • This can be made ahead two days by mixing together everything except the Parmesan cheese, mozzarella balls, croutons, and dressing. These items can be added prior to serving.
  • This salad is best served immediately after adding the dressing.

Notes

Be sure to use the freshest of ingredients for an amazing salad.
Add the dressing immediately prior to serving for best results.
When selecting tomatoes make sure they are red all over and ripe for the best tasting salad.
Make sure to slice the red onions super thin so they don't overwhelm the other ingredients.
Be gentle when washing your lettuce so the leaves are not damaged, as this keeps the salad fresh.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 286kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 1034mg | Potassium: 503mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 4706IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 215mg | Iron: 1mg