Antipasto

This zesty Italian salad is a perfect addition to any Italian dish, or makes for an excellent healthy lunch. "Homemade" Italian dressing really adds a kick, and meshes nicely with pepperoncinis. If you like spice and zest, you'll love this Italian salad! 

Salad Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp of croutons
• 2 tbsp of pepperoncinis--sliced
• 3 slices of salami, cut into strips (I used turkey salami)
• 2 cups of mixed Romaine lettuce--chopped
• 2 tbsp of Parmesan cheese cubes

Dressing ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. of Roquefort, ranch or blue cheese dressing
• 1 tsp of balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp of olive oil
• A dash of black pepper

Salad:

Toss ingredients in a large bowl, or arrange separately in a carry container, like above. This is best if the salad won't be served right away. 

Dressing:

Combine all ingredients, and whisk well with a fork.

Whole jar of dressing for refrigerator storage:

• 3/4 jar of blue cheese, Roquefort, or ranch dressing
• 4 tbsp of balsamic vinegar
• 4 tbsp of olive oil
• 1 tsp black pepper

Add all ingredients to jar, cap tightly, and shake well. 

Shake well before serving. 

Optional

• We keep a couple of glass salad dressing jars handy for mixing our own dressings. 
• Raspberry dressing: Substitute 1/2 jar of raspberry balsamic vinaigrette dressing for balsamic vinegar, and add to 1/2 jar of of your choice of creamy dressings listed above. Omit olive oil, and add 1 teaspoon of black pepper.