Italian Chopped Kale Salad
Kale is paired with Parmesan on menus more than any other ingredient, as reported by Datassential. We paired the contemporary flavors of kale and Grande Shaved Parmesan with menu-popular Italian chopped salad for this new Italian salad classic.
Course: Salads
Products used: Parmesan
Yield: One salad
Ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 oz. Radicchio, romaine and kale lettuce blend, chopped (5 cups)
- 2 oz. Grape tomatoes, halved (1/2 cup)
- 1 1⁄2 oz. Marinated artichoke heart quarters (1/4 cup)
- 1 1⁄2 oz. Chickpeas, canned, drained (1/3 cup)
- 1 1⁄2 oz. Kalamata olives, pitted and drained (1/4 cup)
- 1⁄2 oz. Italian salami, julienne-cut (6 slices)
- 1⁄2 oz. Pepperoncini peppers, sliced, drained (2 tbsp.)
- 1 oz. Red wine vinaigrette (3 tbsp.)
- 3⁄4 oz. Grande Shaved Parmesan (1/3 cup)
Directions
- Combine 2 1/2 oz. kale lettuce blend, 2 oz. grape tomatoes, 1 1/2 oz. artichoke hearts, 1 1/2 oz. chickpeas, 1 1/2 oz. olives, 1/2 oz. salami, 1/2 oz. pepperoncini peppers, 1 oz. red wine vinaigrette and 3/4 oz. Grande Shaved Parmesan in a bowl and toss to blend.
- Transfer to salad plate or bowl.
