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Close up of Big Easy Italian Salad in a white bowl garnished with fresh parmesan cheese
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Big Easy Italian Salad

Big Easy Italian Salad is part leafy green salad and part antipasto salad. Dressed in our Creamy Italian Salad Dressing which makes the flavor pop it's the perfect side salad or can hold it's own as a dinner salad paired with some warm crusty bread.

Category Salad, Salad Dressing
Cuisine Italian, Mediterranean
Keyword Artichoke Hearts, Hearts of Palm, Radicchio, Romaine, Salad
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Author Mean Green Chef

Ingredients

Creamy Italian Salad Dressing (see recipe here)

  • 2-3 small garlic cloves, smashed + skinned
  • 4 Tablespoons (56 grams) mayonnaise
  • 4 Tablespoons (60 ml) red wine vinegar,
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pink Himalayan Sea Salt or Kosher Sea Salt, finely ground or to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon Freshly cracked black pepper, or to taste

Big Easy Italian Salad

  • 1 large romaine head, washed + spun dry + hand torn
  • 1 small head of radicchio, rinsed + halved + cored + thinly sliced
  • 1/2 medium head iceberg lettuce, washed + cored + halved + hand torn
  • 1 can (220 grams) hearts of palm, drained + sliced into coins
  • 1 can (397 grams) artichoke hearts, drained + halved or quartered
  • 1/4 cup (90 grams) pitted kalamata olives, whole or halved
  • 1/4 cup (90 grams) green olives, whole or halved
  • 1 cup (90 grams) parmesan cheese, freshly shredded

Instructions

Creamy Italian Salad Dressing

  1. Combine ALL ingredients, smashed garlic, mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, dried oregano, dried basil, EVOO, sea salt, and freshly cracked back pepper to the food processor or blender.

    Ingredients for Creamy Italian Salad Dressing in the food processor
  2. Blitz about 30-60 seconds until combined and creamy.

    Creamy Italian Salad Dressing after being blitzed in the food processor.

Big Easy Italian Salad

  1. Add the prepped romaine, radicchio, iceberg lettuce, hearts of palm, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, green olives, creamy Italian dressing (to taste, usually about 1/2 cup) and parmesan cheese. Toss until well mixed.

    Big Easy Italian Salad in a large stainless steel bowl with dressing
  2. Serve with dinner or as a meal itself with warm crusty bread.

    Close up of Big Easy Italian Salad in a white bowl garnished with fresh parmesan cheese