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Italian Chopped Salad

from Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice

Ingredients

For the dressing:

  • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 - 3 tablespoons red or white wine vinegar
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • ⅓ cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
  • coarse salt and fresh black pepper to taste

For the salad:

  • ¼ cup finely diced red onion
  • ¾ cup chopped artichoke hearts
  • ¾ cup diced plum tomatoes seeds removed
  • ¾ cup diced cucumber seeds removed
  • ¾ cup chopped pepperoni or salami
  • ¾ cup diced mozzarella cheese
  • ¾ cup sliced or chopped black olives
  • 1 can chickpeas drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup cooked small pasta cooled
  • 8 cups finely chopped romaine
  • coarse salt and fresh black pepper

Instructions

  1. Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar, place top on it. Shake vigorously until all the ingredients are combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Make the salad:

  1. In a large mixing bowl toss everything together except the romaine, salt, and pepper.
  2. When ready to serve toss with the romaine then mix in dressing a little at a time until everything is evenly coated. Season to taste with salt and pepper.