Italian Salad

Makes 8 regular servings as appetizer

Dusty Sessions

Delicious Italian Salad

ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 large garlic clove, minced
8 cups chopped lettuce (mixture of romaine and leafy)
1 19 oz can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 cup very thinly sliced red onion
1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese (about 3 ounces)
2 ounces thinly sliced proscuitto cut into strips
1/4 cup sliced pitted black olives
salt and pepper
1. In a bottle, let the minced garlic sit in the olive oil for a few hours. When ready to mix the salad add the white wine vinegar and oregano. Close the bottle and shake well.
2. In a large bowl add chopped lettuces, garbanzo beans, red pepper, red onion and fennel. Toss with salad dressing and season.
3. Sprinkle olives, goat cheese and proscuitto on top.

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1. In a bottle, let the minced garlic sit in the olive oil for a few hours. When ready to mix the salad add the white wine vinegar and oregano. Close the bottle and shake well.
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2. In a large bowl add chopped lettuces, garbanzo beans, red pepper and red onion. Toss with salad dressing and season.
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3. Sprinkle olives, goat cheese and proscuitto on top.

Source: Dusty Sessions