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Classic Chopped Italian Salad with Deer Salami

I love a good, hearty salad and this chopped Italian salad with deer salami in it is packed with flavor, easy to throw together, and might just become your new favorite! Let's dig in.
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Prep Time 12 minutes
Course: Main Course, Salad
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Italian Vinaigrette Dressing (or, just get the one you want from the store)
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp. sugar (helps to simmer down the strong vinegar taste)
  • 1 tsp. dried oregano (or Italian seasoning blend)
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ tsp. salt (more to taste)
  • ¼ tsp. pepper (more to taste)
Salad Ingredients
  • 2-3 heads of romaine lettuce, chopped
  • ½ red onion, diced
  • 1 15 oz. can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 pt. cherry tomatoes, halved
  • deer salami, chopped (just eyeball how much you want on there, we like a lot)
  • 8 oz. fresh mozzarella, sliced
  • ½ cup pepperoncini peppers, sliced
  • ¼ cup roasted red peppers, sliced
  • basil leaves, chopped (just as many as you want)

Equipment

  • knife & cutting board
  • large salad bowl

Method
 

Italian Vinaigrette Dressing (or, just get the one you want from the store)
  1. Use a jar with a lid for this. A mason jar works great. Mix together the juice from 1 lemon (no seeds, please), 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard, 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar, 2 tsp. sugar, 1 tsp. dried oregano, ½ cup olive oil, ¼ tsp. salt and ¼ tsp. pepper. Give it a super good shake. Bam! Homemade dressing!
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The Salad
  1. Add the chopped Romaine lettuce, ½ chopped red onion, drained and rinsed chickpeas, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped deer salami (best part), chopped mozzarella, ½ cup sliced pepperoncinis, ¼ cup sliced roasted red peppers, and chopped fresh basil leaves to a large bowl.
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  2. You can either drizzle the dressing on the salad or leave it on the side. We leave it on the side. It's up to you though.
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