Mega Italian Salad

Name: Mega Italian Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Salad
Ingredients: 3 slices white sandwich bread (, ~1.75 cm / 3/4" thick, crust off, cut into cubes (Note 1); 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 pinches salt; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar (Note 2); 4 tsp freshly grated parmesan (Note 1); 2 tsp sugar (any); 1/4 tsp each garlic powder; 1/4 tsp dried basil; 1/4 tsp chilli flakes (red pepper flakes), optional); 1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt; 1/8 tsp black pepper; 1 head cos / romaine lettuce (, chopped into large or small bite size pieces (Note 3); 2 large tomatoes (, cut into 6 to 8 wedges, then each wedge in half); 1/2 green capsicum/bell pepper (, 1.5cm / 2/3" cubes); 1/2 red onion (, finely sliced); 1 cup whole pitted kalamata olives (Note 4); 1/4 cup (tightly packed) finely grated parmesan

Italian

Salad

6 servings

portions

10 minutes

temps actif

25 minutes

temps total

Commencer à Cuisiner

Ingrédients

3 slices white sandwich bread (, ~1.75 cm / 3/4" thick, crust off, cut into cubes (Note 1)

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 pinches salt

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 tbsp red wine vinegar (Note 2)

4 tsp freshly grated parmesan (Note 1)

2 tsp sugar (any)

1/4 tsp each garlic powder

1/4 tsp dried basil

1/4 tsp chilli flakes (red pepper flakes), optional)

1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt

1/8 tsp black pepper

1 head cos / romaine lettuce (, chopped into large or small bite size pieces (Note 3)

2 large tomatoes (, cut into 6 to 8 wedges, then each wedge in half)

1/2 green capsicum/bell pepper (, 1.5cm / 2/3" cubes)

1/2 red onion (, finely sliced)

1 cup whole pitted kalamata olives (Note 4)

1/4 cup (tightly packed) finely grated parmesan

Instructions

Croutons: Preheat oven to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan). Toss bread with oil and salt. Spread on a tray and bake 15 minutes, stirring twice, until golden and fully crisp. Cool on tray.

Dressing: Shake ingredients in a jar.

Make salad: Set aside some parmesan for garnish. Place croutons and all remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl. Pour Dressing over, toss well.

Serve: Transfer salad into a serving bowl. Sprinkle with reserved parmesan. Serve immediately!

Nutrition

Taille de Portion

Calories

226 kcal

Lipides Totaux

17 g

Lipides Saturés

3 g

Lipides Insaturés

13 g

Acides Gras Trans

1 g

Cholestérol

3 mg

Sodium

852 mg

Glucides Totaux

15 g

Fibres Diététiques

2 g

Sucres Totaux

4 g

Protéines

4 g