Big Yummy Italian Salad
Big Yummy Italian Salad! with salami, pepperoncini, two kinds of cheese, garlic fried panko, and a mindless dressing in every salad crevice.
This recipe is sponsored by DeLallo! ♡
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This Big Italian Salad Hits Every Time.
I am in a salad ZONE right now. In all seasons, but especially in summer, I love a big Italian salad – salami, cheese, pepperoncini, all the spicy, briny, mouth-loving salady things.
But I do not love having to think about a dressing. I’m lazy. It’s not hard but it feels like a barrier? I don’t know.
So here’s how I’m doing Italian salads right now – and by doing, I mean, like, making every couple of days to sit outside and eat in the sun for some lunchy moments of bliss. It’s giving Olive Garden bottomless salad, but, like, more grown-up, more fun, and all-around incredible.
We’ve got shreds of romaine, chopped salami and cheese (two kinds, if you’re me), pepperoncini, paper-thin pieces of red onion, and a big spoonful of these garlic golden crispy bits that are essentially serving the purpose of a crouton in a more pleasant, less mouth-scratching format. Just a delicate, golden garlic bready crunch amidst all this flavor. Drool.
And the key component! The dressing gets slicked into every crevice of this salad – it’s just in the form of a couple of absolutely mindless, no-recipe splashes and drizzles. I use 3 things:
a good olive oil
pepperoncini brine
Italian seasoning
There’s already so much good stuff here with a ton of flavor, so I guess I just started to realize – why are we making a dressing for this? No need. Splish, splash, shake and done.
I’m using the DeLallo Castelvetrano Extra Virgin Olive Oil for this salad these days and it’s delightful – fruity, pleasantly bitter, with a peppery finish making it awesome for finishing which is basically all applications in this salad. Plus the squeeze bottle! Ooo baby! Love, love! It makes it THE PERFECT oil component in this recipe. I feel personally close to this bottle of olive oil right now. We’ve worked with DeLallo for years and they produce and import the best Italian products around!
To big yummy Italian salads in the sun! Let’s go!
Welcome To My House! Let’s Make An Amazing Italian Salad.
1
Cut Up Your Salad Stuff.
Salami, cheese, red onion, and lettuce. (I’m using romaine here.)
2
Make Your Golden Panko.
The DeLallo castelvetrano squeeze bottle oil is my good, good friend in this recipe. Just squeeze that oil onto the panko with some garlic powder to start.
Then we microwave that for about a minute, stir it up, and go back for another 20-30 seconds until it’s nice and golden. It’ll be HOT – don’t taste it yet! But add a pinch of salt and admire your crispies.
3
Low-Key Dress Everything.
This is absolutely effortless. I just add 3 things: a few shakes of Italian seasoning, a couple squeezes of olive oil…
and a splash of pepperoncini brine.
4
You’re Done! Yum!
Toss and serve! Or, in my case, take the whole big bowl for yourself.
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Big Yummy Italian Salad
5 from 4 reviews
Author: Lindsay
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 2-4 servings
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I love a big Italian salad! Crisp romaine, salty salami and cheese, briney pepperoncini, and toasty garlic breadcrumbs. YUM!
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Big Yummy Italian Salad
3–4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
12–15 pieces salami, cut into bite-sized pieces
1/2 cup cubed cheese like Provolone
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup DeLallo Sliced Mild Pepperoncini
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
Golden Crispy Garlic Panko
1 cup panko
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons DeLallo Castelvetrano Extra Virgin Olive Oil
No-Recipe Italian Dressing:
Drizzle of DeLallo Castelvetrano Extra Virgin Olive Oil (3 tablespoons)
Splash of pepperoncini brine (1-2 tablespoons)
A few shakes of Italian seasoning (about 1/2 teaspoon)
salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions
Prep Salad Stuff: Chop all your salad veggies, meat, cheese, etc.
Make Golden Crispy Garlic Panko: Mix panko, oil, and garlic powder in a bowl. Microwave for 1 minute, stir, and microwave again for 20-40 seconds until it’s nice and golden. (It’ll be hot! Don’t taste it yet.) Season with salt.
Toss with No-Recipe Dressing: Add all your salad stuff to a large bowl. Drizzle with oil, pepperoncini brine, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Toss to combine, taste, adjust, you know the drill. Finish by tossing those golden panko crispies in there! YUM!
Prep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 0 minutesCategory: SaladMethod: No-CookCuisine: Italian
Keywords: chopped salad, Italian salad, chopped Italian salad, romaine salad
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Frequently Asked Questions For This Italian Salad
How could I make this vegetarian? Swap in chickpeas for the salami! It would be especially good with the marinated chickpeas from this recipe. Can I make this gluten-free? Yep! Just swap in some gluten-free breadcrumbs for the panko. Is this salad spicy? There’s a slight kick from the sliced pepperoncini, and potentially the salame depending on what kind you buy, but overall it’s not too spicy. If you’re sensitive to spice, you could reduce the amount of pepperoncini slices and buy a salame without any heat. Does this salad prep well? Yes! Just keep the crispy panko and dressing separate from everything else! How could I increase the protein? Chicken would be delicious – grilled or made in the air fryer!
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Thanks to DeLallo for sponsoring this recipe!
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