Italian Chopped Salad for Two - Cooking for One or Two

Play around with amounts and ingredients in this salad to make it your own!

Course: Main Course, Salad

Servings: 2 people

Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 15 mins

Dressing

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 small clove minced garlic

1 teaspoon minced shallot

1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

In a medium bowl, whisk together vinegar, mustard, garlic, shallot and Italian seasoning. Slowly drizzle in olive oil, whisking constantly. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Salad

1 15 ounce can Cannellini beans drained (or 1 1/2 cups home cooked)

1 head romaine lettuce chopped

2 ounces Pecorino Romano or provolone cheese diced small

3 ounces salami sliced into thin ribbons

6 oil packed sun dried tomatoes coarsely chopped

12 Kalamata olive pitted and coarsely chopped

Place Cannellini beans in a large salad bowl. Add dressing and gently stir to combine. Let stand 10 minutes. Add chopped romaine to beans and toss gently to incorporate beans and coat lettuce with dressing. Sprinkle remaining ingredients over and serve.

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