easy italian salad
 
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Recipe type: Vegetarian
Serves: 6-8 servings
Ingredients
  • Dressing
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan (pre-grated in a pack from the store)
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 clove garlic
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Croutons
  • ½ loaf Italian bread chopped into 1" pieces
  • ½ teaspoon of dried parsley
  • ½ teaspoon of dried basil
  • olive oil
  • salt & pepper
  • Salad
  • 2 heads romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup whole black olives, pitted
  • 1 cup whole red cherry or grape tomatoes
  • ½ small red onion, very thinly sliced into circles
  • ⅓ cup grated Parmesan
Instructions
  1. Place all dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
  2. For croutons preheat oven 350 degrees. Place bread on baking sheet and toss with herbs, olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake until golden - 10 to 15 minutes.
  3. Place lettuce in large salad bowl. Toss with dressing. Top with olive, tomatoes, red onion, parmesan and croutons. Enjoy!
Recipe by pretty plain janes at https://prettyplainjanes.com/2015/02/26/easy-italian-salad/