La Scala Chopped Salad

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This La Scala Chopped Salad is a popular restaurant salad made easily right at home! It's the perfect combination of textures and flavors featuring fresh lettuce, chickpeas, artichoke hearts, sun dried tomatoes, mozzarella, and salami doused in a tangy red wine vinaigrette.

Prep Time20

Cook Time0

Total Time20

Servings: Entree Salads

Calories: 778kcal

Ingredients

For the chopped salad:

½ head iceberg lettuce finely chopped
1 heart of romaine finely chopped
15 oz chickpeas rinsed + dried
8 ounces canned artichoke hearts drained and quartered
1½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese (about 6 ounces)
4 ounces sliced salami cut into small strips
⅓ cup sundried tomatoes drained and sliced

For the salad dressing:

½ cup olive oil
¼ cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons dijon mustard
1 tablespoons honey
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

To make the dressing, whisk together the oil. vinegar, parmesan cheese, mustard, honey, salt and pepper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the lettuces, chickpeas, artichoke hearts, mozzarella cheese, salami, and sun dried tomatoes.
Right before serving, pour the dressing over the salad and toss until everything is coated.

Notes

To prep in advance:

Combine all ingredients for the salad, and prepare the dressing, but keep them separate. Toss salad with dressing right before serving.

To meal prep:

Prepare the dressing. In four tall containers, like a mason jar, start by placing a quarter of the dressing in the bottom of each. Layer on in this order:

Chickpeas
Artichoke hearts
Sun dried tomatoes
Salami
Mozzarella
Romaine Lettuce
Iceberg lettuce

Seal the containers tightly and refrigerate until ready to eat.

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