Olive Garden Salad (Copycat)
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Prepare the lettuce by soaking it in a salt ice bath (cold water, ice, and about 1 tablespoon of kosher salt) for 10 minutes.
- 2Splash the lettuce with a few spoonfuls of pepperoncini brine.
- 3Add romaine and iceberg lettuce, red onions, cucumber, marinated tomatoes (with salt, pepper, and sugar), whole black olives, and a few pepperoncini peppers to the bowl.
- 4To make the dressing, combine mayo, vinegar, vegetable oil, olive oil, lemon juice, and mustard.
- 5Whisk the dressing until smooth.
- 6Add Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, a pinch of sugar, a pinch of salt, and black pepper to the dressing.
- 7Mix the dressing thoroughly.
- 8Add croutons to the salad.
- 9Pour the homemade dressing over the salad.
Ingredients
- lettuce
- cold water
- ice
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
- pepperoncini brine
- romaine lettuce
- iceberg lettuce
- red onions
- cucumber
- tomatoes
- salt
- pepper
- sugar
- whole black olives
- pepperoncini peppers
- mayo
- vinegar
- vegetable oil
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- mustard
- Italian seasoning
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- 1 pinch sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- black pepper
- croutons
Equipment
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Tips
- Soak lettuce in a salt ice bath for 10 minutes to make it crisp and pull out bitterness.
- Splash lettuce with pepperoncini brine for acidity and tang before adding dressing.
- Marinate tomatoes with salt, pepper, and sugar.
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