Antipasto Salad

All of the goodness of an antipasto spread on a perfectly flavorful salad. A drizzle of our favorite Parmesan salad dressing helps make this a great brunch, lunch or salad course to start and amazing meal!

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      Make salads fun again! With the weather finally warming up, my thoughts have turned to salads.  Despite the bad wrap, salads can actually be amazing.  They do not have to be boring or rabbit food, not one little bit! Pack them full of great flavors and textures and you can have something they rave about, even those salad haters!  This antipasto salad is just that, loaded with great Italian inspired flavors and drizzled with our favorite homemade salad dressing.


      When the box from Cento Fine Foods arrived with roasted peppers, marinated artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes and capers, my thought instantly went to a beautiful salad. I just knew a nice bed of greens, a little prosciutto and some cheese would make for an excellent salad.

      Besides, it had been a while since I made my great-aunt Ellen's Parmesan salad dressing and I had a hankering.  I just knew it would be perfect over this Italian inspired beauty.  I hate to say it, but I was totally right!

     A salad like this is a thing of beauty.  My husband was pretty pleased when I set one in front of him.  He is usually a meat and potatoes kind of guy, but this one even had him awestruck.

     He said it was something that if you ordered it at a restaurant, you'd be pretty pleased when it came out.  Now I am not sure I've ever seen him order a salad at a restaurant, but I will take the compliment anyway!

    Of course I think this would make a great savory option on a brunch lineup.  You could make one big salad and serve a bit to each person or make smaller versions if you are having a spread.

    This salad would also make a perfect lunch, light dinner or starter for an out of this world Italian feast.  The possibilities are endless!

Yield: 2 dinner sized saladsAuthor: Cooking With Carlee

Antipasto Salad

All of the goodness of an antipasto spread on a perfectly flavorful salad. A drizzle of our favorite Parmesan salad dressing helps make this a great brunch, lunch or salad course to start and amazing meal!

prep time: 10 MINScook time: total time: 10 mins

ingredients:

• Your favorite salad greens, we used mixed spring
• 1/4 cup roasted peppers
• 4-5 pieces marinated artichoke hearts
• 2-3 sun dried tomato halves
• 2-4 pepperoncini or a handful of slices
• 1/4 cup fresh mozzarella pearls
• 1/3 cup small cooked pasta
• 3-4 Tablespoon Ellen's Parmesan Salad Dressing
• 2-3 slices prosciutto 

instructions

1. Cut vegetables into small bite sized strips. 
2. Roll the prosciutto up longways and slice into small prosciutto rosettes. 
3. Place an handful or two of greens on each plate. 
4. Arrange veggies, prosciutto and cheese over top.  
5. Drizzle with dressing or serve on the side. 

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