CHOPPED ITALIAN SALAD

This salad is fashioned from a salad served at one of my favorite restaurants called Brio.

Place in a large salad bowl:

• 1 head Romaine lettuce, chopped

Now the next part is where you can be creative. You don’t like one of the following ingredients, leave it out and if you want to add something, be my guest!

• Tomatoes
• Cucumbers
• Olives
• Green Peppers
• Salami or pepperoni
• Feta cheese
• Garbanzo Beans

Chop into small chunks and toss all together in a bowl with the dressing.

Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, croutons and pepperocini’s…. it’s the best!

Dressing:

• 1/2 c. olive oil
• 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. dry mixed Italian seasoning
• (basil, oregano, thyme)
• Salt and cracked pepper to taste