Big Italian Salad – Step by Step Process

A Big Italian Salad is a large salad inspired by Italian flavors and ingredients. It typically features a base of crisp romaine lettuce and is loaded with various savory and flavorful toppings.

• Total Time: 15 minutes
• Total Servings: 2 to 4 servings

Ingredients

• Big Italian Salad

  • 3-4 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
  • 3 tablespoon DeLallo Castelvetrano Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• No-Recipe Italian Dressing

• • Drizzle 3 tablespoon of DeLallo Castelvetrano Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Splash 1-2 tablespoon of pepperoncini brine
  • A few shakes of Italian seasonings (1/2 tablespoon)
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Prepare Salad:
   Chop all your salad veggies, meat, cheese etc.
2. Make Golden Crispy Garlic Panko:
   Mix garlic powder, panko, and in a bowl. Microwave for 1 minute, stir, and microwave again for 20-40 seconds until its nice and golden. Season with salt but don’t taste it as it’ll be hot.
3. Toss with No-Recipe Dressing:
   Add all your salad stuff to a larger 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! Tasty!

I hope you did exactly as in the recipe and followed the instruction properly. Its not like it is compulsory to follow every step and you can change some ingredients if you know what are you doing. Though outcome may not be as same as in the recipe. Anyway, i hope you tried this recipe and enjoyed it. Please return if you want to try other incredible and yummy recipes.