Mama's Italian Chopped Salad

By bakers_delight85

Ingredients

• 1 (9 ounce) head romaine lettuce, sliced crosswise into very thin strips, washed, and dried (about 6 cups)
• 1 cup drained and rinsed canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
• 1 cup pitted whole Nicoise or Kalamata olives or sliced canned black olives
• 1 medium tomato, cored and cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 1 medium red onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
• 1/4 pound provolone cheese, sliced into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks (about 1 cup)
• 1/4 pound Genoa salami, sliced into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks (about 1 cup)
• 1 Tbsp. thinly sliced fresh basil
• 1/4 cup Mother's Greek/Italian Dressing
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, garbanzo beans, olives, tomatoes, onions, provolone, salami, and basil. Pour half of the dressing over the salad to moisten it. Mix gently, adding more dressing if necessary to make the salad moist but not soaked. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and serve.