Italian Chopped Salad
Italian Inspired chopped salad with lettuce, olives, artichokes, chickpeas, and mozzarella pearls. Tossed with a homemade Italian Dressing.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time0 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Diet: Low Fat
Servings: 4
- 1 large head of romaine lettuce chopped
- 1/2 smal head of green cabbage shredded
- 1 1/2 cups mixed cherry tomatoes cut into quarters
- 1 medium red onion very thinly sliced
- 15 oz chickpeas one can, drained and rinsed
- 15 oz artichokes one can, drained and chopped
- 1 cup fresh mozzarella pearls halved
- 1 cup green pitted olives halved
Dressing:
- 2 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 garlic clove garlic minced
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt and pepper to taste
Place all the ingredients for the dressing in a jar and shake to emulsify.
Prepare all your vegetables for the salad and place them in a large salad bowl. Add the chickpeas, artichokes, mozzarella, and olives.
Drizzle with the Italian dressing and toss to combine.
- use the lettuce of your choice. mixed greens work.
- consider adding grilled chicken
- you may use store-bought dressing
Calories: 502kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 1629mg | Potassium: 937mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 1156IU | Vitamin C: 64mg | Calcium: 265mg | Iron: 4mg