A nice italian girl's salad
Indulge in the flavors of Italy with this tempting salad recipe. Bursting with fresh ingredients, this dish is sure to tantalize your taste buds. Buon Appetito!
Ingredients:
- 1 sack chopped romaine lettuce, 280g
- 1/2 cup special black pitted olives from the fancy olive bins near the deli
- 1 roasted red pepper, sliced
- 24 slices pepperoni
- 12 grape tomatoes
- 3 splashes red wine vinegar, about 3 tablespoons
- 2 tablespoons green salad olives with red pimento and juice
- 6 leaves fresh basil, torn up
- Handful flat-leaf parsley leaves, 2 to 3 tablespoons
- 3 big spoonfuls grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano
- A few grinds black pepper
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
Instructions:
- Place lettuce in a large salad bowl. Gently crush the olives with your sanitized hands. Sprinkle the olives and the thinly sliced red peppers over the salad. Include the grape tomatoes and the pepperoni slices as well. In a blender, transfer the vinegar. Combine the olives, herbs, cheese, pepper, and oil in the blender. Let the GH (grown-up helper) cover the blender with the lid and blend the dressing until all ingredients are finely chopped and well combined. Drizzle the dressing on the salad and mix it thoroughly.
Summary:
- Calories: 5146 kcal
- Fat: 454 g
- Protein: 179 g
- Carbs: 94 g
- Potassium: 6591 mg
- Magnesium: 394 mg