Olive Garden - Almost-Famous Garden Salad

By msweeney

Ingredients

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

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

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.