Photo: Spicy Chopped Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups giardiniera Italian hot pickled vegetable salad (pepperoncini, cauliflower, carrots and celery) drained, available on Italian foods aisle, chopped
- 2 romaine hearts, chopped
- 1/2 cup pitted good quality olives, any variety
- 1/3 pound stick pepperoni or stick salami, diced
- A handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, eyeball it
- 4 tablespoons prepared pesto
- 3 to 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
- Salt and pepper
Directions
Combine salad ingredients in a bowl and dress salad with vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, then season with salt and pepper, to your taste. In a small bowl, add 4 tablespoons pesto and a splash of red wine vinegar. Slowly pour in extra-virgin olive oil until the dressing just comes together. Drizzle the dressing over top of salad.
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By mjbehm13
Watertown WI
on December 02, 2010
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Tasty is right, I enjoyed the textures and the flavor was great. Loved the little bite from the veggies. The dressing was so simple, but delisious!!!! Loved it will use again!!!!
By buffyswanson_12...
Jackson, NJ
on January 20, 2010
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I have made this many times and it gets rave reviews each time. Tons of spicy flavor, and not a lot of work to put together. I use bagged salad, a romaine mix with radicchio for a little extra color and kick. The pesto dressing makes it! Just served it alongside a homemade Tuscan vegetable soup, with crusty bread. Our guests were dipping the bread in the extra pesto dressing! Delicious!
By reidtobe_387320
Metuchen, NJ
on February 08, 2009
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Loved this. It went well with the grilled chicken parm.
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