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My Popular, Italian Salad with Lemon & Olive Oil Vinaigrette

March 15, 2019 by Becky Spoon

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Italian Salad with Lemon and Olive Oil Vinaigrette

Italian Salad with Lemon and Olive Oil Vinaigrette is a favorite in the Spoon household. It’s my go to when having guest and I want to add an easy delicious salad! And, everyone loves it!

Light and fresh from the lemon, this salad is a great addition to almost any meal!

I used mixed greens in this recipe today. I like the different textures and colors; however, romaine is always perfect for the salad.

This is like a green salad and an antipasto all in one, which I love. You could add salami, ham, peparoni, along with big chunks of mozzarella or other cheese. Grilled chicken or shrimp would be delicious. Pepperoncini would add a tartness, and toppings like croutons or nuts would add a crunch!

Greens for my Italian salad with Lemon & olive oil Vinaigrette

You could easily substitute the lettuce for pasta in this salad and have a completely different salad for even a main dish. Here’s a link to give you some ideas of pastas to use in a a salad: https://www.thekitchn.com/the-best-pasta-for-pasta-salads-ingredient-intelligence-205203


My Popular, Italian Salad with Lemon & Olive Oil Vinaigrette

When my oldest son was growing up, I’d make a salad for him with iceberg lettuce, onion slivers, olives and I would top it with red wine vinegar, oil, and parmesan cheese, the kind in the can. I would add salt and pepper and adjust the oil and vinegar to get the right taste I wanted. He absolutely loved it.

Well, later as we grew older, I learned to class it up a little, lol! I started making the salad with chopped romaine, tomatoes, green onions, avocados, different types of olives, sometimes I’d add capers or artichokes, you know a lot of those delicious foods to make a terrific Italian Salad.

I started making the dressing separate combining olive oil, lemon, salt and pepper and either Parmesan, Asiago cheese or pecorino Romano in one jar for a great dressing. Here’s the link for the salad dressing which is also included in the recipe: http//://www.the2spoons.com/delicious-lemon-olive-oil-vinaigrette/

Italian Salad with Lemon and Olive Oil Vi aigrette
Italian Salad with Lemon and Olive Oil Vinaigrette

Here’s the easy recipe! Enjoy! Hope you love it as much as we do!

Italian Salad with Lemon & Olive Oil Vinaigrette

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Course Salad
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • Romaine Lettuce, sliced into 1 inch pieces or a Bagged Spring Mix
  • English Cucumber, thin slices
  • Tomatoes, diced
  • Green onions, sliced
  • Avocado, cubed
  • Kalamata olives, sliced
  • Other salad items of your choice
  • My lemon and olive oil dressing ( https://the2spoons.com/lemon-olive-oil-vinaigrette/)

Instructions
 

  • I didn’t give amounts because of course, that depends on how many servings you are making.  Also, I used a bag of Spring Mix because I needed to but normally I would use Romaine hearts, either work well.  
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