Garden Salad With Italian Dressing Recipes

BIG ITALIAN SALAD

Steps:

• Make the dressing: Combine all dressing ingredients in a food processor and blitz to blend.
• Place all of the salad ingredients except for the cheese in a large bowl. Right before serving, add about half of the dressing and toss well. Add more dressing little by little as necessary; be sure to dress greens very generously, otherwise salad will be bland. Toss in the cheese, then taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, if necessary.
• Note: Ricotta salata is an Italian sheep's milk cheese that has a salty, slightly tangy flavor, almost like a dry Italian feta. It is not the same as the wet ricotta in the tub. You can find it at Whole Foods, gourmet grocers or specialty cheese shops.
• Note: Nutritional information was calculated assuming ½ cup of ricotta salata and all of the dressing was used.

TOSSED ITALIAN GARDEN SALAD

Steps:

• in a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the first 11 ingredients; shake well. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Just before serving, combine the greens, cucumbers, tomatoes and carrots in a salad bowl. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat.

ALMOST-FAMOUS GARDEN SALAD

Steps:

• 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.
• Photography by Kate Sears

GARDEN SALAD WITH ITALIAN DRESSING

Steps:

• Toss salad ingredients to combine.
• For the dressing- Place ingredients in a screw top jar and shake well- Makes 1 1/2 cups.
• Serve the salad in one large bowl or as a side to a meal.
• Add desired amount of dressing.

ITALIAN GARDEN SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare Rotini accourding to the package.
• Add Carrots, Pepper, Broccoli, Olives, and tomatoes.
• Toss well with Salad Dressing.
• Cover.
• Allow to marinate in refrigerator one hour before serving.