Almost-Famous Garden Salad

By beltranm

Olive Garden’s salad and breadsticks are closely guarded corporate recipes, but that didn’t stop Food Network Kitchens from designing perfect imitations.


Prep
25 min
Inactive Prep
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Cook
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Total:
25 min

Photography by Kate Sears

Ingredients

• For the dressing:
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 * 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 3 * 3 tablespoons Miracle Whip
• 1 * 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 * 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• For the salad:
• 1 * 1 10-ounce bag American salad blend
• 1/4 * 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
• 4 * 4 small pickled peppers, such as pepperoncini
• 1 * 1 small vine-ripened tomato, quartered
• 2 * 2 tablespoons sliced black olives
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup large croutons
• 1 * 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine all the dressing ingredients and 1 to 2 tablespoons water in a blender or food processor; puree until smooth.

Place the salad blend in a large bowl and top with the remaining salad ingredients. Drizzle with the dressing.