Spicy Italian Salad

Name: Spicy Italian Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 270 min
Ingredients: ½ cup canola oil; ⅓ cup tarragon vinegar; 1 tablespoon white sugar; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme; ½ teaspoon dry mustard; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1 8 ounce can artichoke hearts, drained and quartered; 5 cups romaine lettuce - rinsed (dried, and chopped); 1 red bell pepper (cut into strips); 1 carrot (grated); 1 red onion (thinly sliced); ¼ cup black olives; ¼ cup pitted green olives; ½ cucumber (sliced); 2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese; ground black pepper to taste

by Best Nice Deals Team

Nov 8, 2021

Recipes, Salad

Spicy Italian Salad

"I can make a couple of good sandwiches: tuna salad and chopped egg salad. And Greek bean soup. I was a cook for my old Zen master for many years. So, there were two or three dishes that he liked, you know. Teriyaki salmon, a few things."

Leonard Cohen

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Prep Time 30 mins

Additional 4 hrs

Total Time 4 hrs 30 mins

Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine Italian

Servings

Calories 248.1 kcal

Ingredients

½ cup canola oil
⅓ cup tarragon vinegar
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
½ teaspoon dry mustard
2 cloves garlic minced
1 8 ounce can artichoke hearts, drained and quartered
5 cups romaine lettuce – rinsed dried, and chopped
1 red bell pepper cut into strips
1 carrot grated
1 red onion thinly sliced
¼ cup black olives
¼ cup pitted green olives
½ cucumber sliced
2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese
ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

In a medium container with a lid, mix canola oil, tarragon vinegar, sugar, thyme, dry mustard, and garlic. Cover, and shake until well blended. Place artichoke hearts into the mixture, cover, and marinate in the refrigerator 4 hours, or overnight.
In a large bowl, toss together lettuce, red bell pepper, carrot, red onion, black olives, green olives, cucumber, and Romano cheese. Season with pepper. Pour in the artichoke and marinade mixture and toss to coat.