Italian Chopped Salad (2024)

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Posted: 06/28/2023

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

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Flavorful and hearty, this Italian Chopped Salad has all of the great flavors of Italy in one huge salad! Filled with salami, cheese, vegetables, and so much more, then topped with and easy homemade dressing, this salad will become an instant favorite.

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Want more Italian favorites? Try this Mediterranean Pizza or this Focaccia Bread.

I love how hearty and filling this Chopped Italian Salad is. It is a perfect main dish salad. Or if you are serving an Italian themed dinner, it works as a side salad as well. But for me? Just give me a big fork and I’ll dig right in!!

This salad is great because you can add or take away ingredients depending on what you like. Or what you have on hand.

And let’s not forget to mention the homemade Italian salad dressing. It’s super easy to make, and I always have the ingredients on hand. You may never want to buy Italian salad dressing again!

Ingredients

This recipe is very adaptable, so you can leave out ingredients or add other ingredients. As it is written, it does have a lot of ingredients, but feel free to cut back if you want to go more simple.

For the Dressing:

Red Wine Vinegar
Honey
Dijon Mustard
Italian Seasoning
Garlic
Salt and Pepper
Olive Oil

For the Salad:

Ditalini Pasta
Romaine
Chickpeas
Marinated Artichoke Hearts
Tomatoes
Salami
Provolone
Cucumber
Pepperoni
Green Onions
Pepperoncini

How to Make this Italian Chopped Salad

Start by cooking the pasta. This will take the most time, so it’s best to start it first.

Make the dressing by combining all of the ingredients except the oil in a blender. Blend to combine, then remove the top and stream the olive oil into the mixture until it is smooth and slightly thickened.

Combine all of your salad ingredients in a large bowl.

Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.

Serve the salad topped with pepperonci peppers.

Italian Chopped Salad Video

If you want to see how this salad is made, you can watch the video below.

Tips and Tricks

If you have some extra time, make the dressing ahead of time and refrigerate it until needed. The flavors will come together more if it has had some time to sit.

You may not need to use all of the dressing. Start by adding about 2/3 of the dressing, then adding more if needed.

This salad is best served just after assembling.

Throw some Roasted Chickpeas on top for extra crunch.

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Italian Chopped Salad

4.75 from 4 votes

Author: Deborah Harroun

Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Italian

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Ingredients

Dressing

▢ 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
▢ 2 tablespoons honey
▢ 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
▢ 1 teaspoon dry Italian seasoning
▢ 2 cloves garlic minced
▢ Salt and pepper
▢ 1/2 cup olive oil

Salad

▢ 1 cup ditalini pasta
▢ 3 cups chopped romaine hearts
▢ 1 can 15 oz chickpeas, drained
▢ 1 jar 7.5 oz marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
▢ 1 cup grape tomatoes quartered
▢ 1 cup cubed salami
▢ 1 cup cubed Provolone
▢ 3/4 cup chopped cucumber
▢ 1/2 cup mini pepperoni
▢ 1/2 cup sliced green onions
▢ Pepperoncini peppers

Instructions

To make the dressing, combine the vinegar, honey, mustard, seasoning and garlic in a blender. Season with salt and pepper. Blend to combine. Slowly stream in the olive oil to emulsify. Alternately, add all the ingredients to a jar and shake until completely combined slightly thickened.
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain and cool.
In a large bowl, combine the romaine, chickpeas, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, salami, provolone, cucumber, pepperoni and green onions. Add in the cooled pasta. Add in the dressing and toss to coat.
Serve the salad topped with a few whole pepperoncini peppers.

Recipe Notes:

If you don’t have a blender to blend the dressing, you can add all of the ingredients to a large jar with a tight lid and shake it until is has slightly thickened.

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should be used as a general guide.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1/12 of recipe, Calories: 332kcal (17%), Carbohydrates: 26g (9%), Protein: 11g (22%), Fat: 21g (32%), Saturated Fat: 6g (38%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g, Cholesterol: 26mg (9%), Sodium: 742mg (32%), Fiber: 4g (17%), Sugar: 4g (4%)

Keywords: Italian chopped salad, italian salad, italian salad recipe

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