Looking for a salad to compliment your Italian dinner? Then check out this salad made with romaine lettuce, olives and artichoke tossed with prepared lemon vinaigrette – flavorful crunchy side dish ready in 20 minutes!
Italian Romaine Salad
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 20 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
Lemon Vinaigrette
- 1 or 2 medium lemons
- 2 cloves garlic or 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Salad
- 1 large bunch or 2 small bunches romaine lettuce
- 1 small red onion
- 1 cup pitted kalamata olives or pitted jumbo ripe olives
- 1 jar (6 oz) marinated artichoke hearts, undrained
- 1/2 cup seasoned croutons
- 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
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Step1Roll each lemon on the countertop with the palm of your hand, using gentle pressure (this will help release the juices). Cut 1 lemon in half; squeeze juice from each half. Use enough lemons until you have 1/4 cup lemon juice. Peel and finely chop the garlic. In a tightly covered jar or container, shake lemon juice, garlic, oil, salt and pepper.
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Step2Remove any limp outer leaves from the romaine and discard. Break remaining leaves off the core; rinse with cool water. Shake off excess water and blot to dry, or roll up the leaves in a clean kitchen towel or paper towel to dry. Tear the leaves into bite-size pieces. You will need about 10 cups of romaine pieces.
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Step3Peel the onion; slice onion and separate into rings.
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Step4In a large glass or plastic bowl, place the romaine, onion, olives and artichoke hearts (with liquid). Shake the vinaigrette again to mix ingredients. Pour vinaigrette over the salad ingredients, and toss with 2 large spoons or salad tongs until evenly coated.
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Step5Sprinkle the croutons and cheese over the salad. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
140
Calories
10g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
8g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 140
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 16%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 410mg
- 17%
- Potassium
- 230mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 8g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 10%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 90%
- 90%
- Vitamin C
- 40%
- 40%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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