Trattoria Salad Recipes

RESTAURANT-STYLE HOUSE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the romaine lettuce, iceberg lettuce, artichoke hearts, red onions and pimentos. Toss together.
• Prepare the dressing by whisking together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper and cheese. Refrigerate until chilled and pour over salad to coat. Toss and serve.

BIG ITALIAN SALAD

Steps:

• Make the dressing: Combine all dressing ingredients in a food processor and blitz to blend.
• Place all of the salad ingredients except for the cheese in a large bowl. Right before serving, add about half of the dressing and toss well. Add more dressing little by little as necessary; be sure to dress greens very generously, otherwise salad will be bland. Toss in the cheese, then taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, if necessary.
• Note: Ricotta salata is an Italian sheep's milk cheese that has a salty, slightly tangy flavor, almost like a dry Italian feta. It is not the same as the wet ricotta in the tub. You can find it at Whole Foods, gourmet grocers or specialty cheese shops.
• Note: Nutritional information was calculated assuming ½ cup of ricotta salata and all of the dressing was used.

SIMPLE ITALIAN SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine all of the ingredients in a glass jar with a screw-on lid or another container with a tight-fitting lid.
• Tighten the lid and shake vigorously for 1 minute.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate. Enjoy!

TRATTORIA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients including marinade from artichokes except for Romaine lettuce.
• Add black pepper to taste.
• Let marinate in the refrigerator until serving time.
• Toss in lettuce at serving time and serve with hot French bread.