Quick Italian Salad

  4.6 – 48 reviews  • Tomato
Level: Easy
Total: 20 min
Active: 20 min
Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup olive oil
  2. 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  3. 1/4 cup grated Parmesan (pre-grated in a pack from the store)
  4. 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
  5. 1 tablespoon sugar
  6. 1 tablespoon vinegar
  7. 2 teaspoons black pepper
  8. 1 teaspoon salt
  9. 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  10. 1 clove garlic, pressed
  11. Juice of 1 lemon
  12. 1 head romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
  13. 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, chunked
  14. 6 whole pepperoncini
  15. 1/2 cup whole black olives
  16. 1/2 cup whole red cherry tomatoes
  17. 1/2 small red onion, very thinly sliced into circles
  18. 1/3 cup grated Parmesan

Instructions

  1. For the dressing: In a blender, add the olive oil, mayonnaise, Parmesan, parsley, sugar, vinegar, black pepper, salt, red pepper flakes, garlic and lemon juice and blend until pureed.
  2. For the salad: Put the romaine and iceberg greens in a large bowl and toss with the dressing. Top the salad with the pepperoncini, olives, tomatoes and onions. Sprinkle with Parmesan at the end.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 8 servings
Calories 256
Total Fat 23 g
Saturated Fat 5 g
Carbohydrates 8 g
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Sugar 4 g
Protein 6 g
Cholesterol 10 mg
Sodium 433 mg

Reviews

Darren Farrell
We liked it but had to sub tomatoes ( don’t like cherry tomatoes) grated our own parmesan, made the dressing without sugar. We enjoyed it very much. I think next time I might add poached chicken or some chopped salami to make it a meal, cause it’s really good and easy , ( east on the wallet too)
Evelyn Fox
This a great salad and the dressing really makes it. Always a hit. Making it tonight with a grilled ribeye.
Samantha Pearson
Delicious! I love this dressing. Everyone I serve it to loves it. Olive Garden dressing isn’t even close. Make it homemade, it’s so simple.
George Vaughn
The salad dressing is perfect! Will be my go to dressing from now on. I added a few more items to the salad to make it a meal. Shredded chicken, green olives and radishes.
Taylor Melendez
Delicious! Definitely gave me Olive Garden vibes. Thanks Ree!
Angela Williamson
So good, it tastes exactly like Olive Garden. I did not use the dressing in this recipe. I bought the Olive Garden dressing. I have already made it twice. It is absolutely scrumptious!!
Bryce Burke
My family absolutely loves the dressing! So easy to make! I substitute dried parsley for fresh parsley (because it’s easier) and it still tastes great. One time I used lime juice instead of lemon (because I didn’t have lemon on hand) and it was still delicious!
With 2020 not allowing us to eat at restaurants, I wanted to replicate an Olive Garden meal for my adult children and their spouses. They think this is better than Olive Garden and get excited every time I make it
Gabriel Cole
The ingredients for the dressing as written above are off. Watch the video for the correct amounts.
Daniel Smith
I love this salad! I threw in pepperoni and salami to take it to a whole new level of greatness. The salad dressing needed just a little more sugar for my taste buds but this is definitely better than Olive Garden.
Donna Smith
I have loved a lot of Ree’s recipes and I love Greek salad (yes I know this is Italian), but man I REALLY didn’t like the dressing on this salad. It has the weirdest aftertaste. Not a keeper.

 

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