This Simple Italian Salad is easy and special all at once. Serve with your favorite pasta dish or when you order out for pizza! Tossed with a homemade vinaigrette, the flavor is a perfect complement to any main dish, and especially if you are cooking Italian style.
The Simple Italian Salad Ingredients
For the dressing:
To make it really simple, use a favorite bottled Italian Vinaigrette. Or…try this honey dijon dressing by collecting Dijon mustard, honey, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, black pepper, and salt.
For the salad:
You will need 5 ounces of mixed greens, halved cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced red onions, cubed pancetta, and freshly grated parmesan cheese.
How to Prepare this Salad
First, measure and shake the dressing ingredients up in a tightly sealed mason jar and set aside. Take the 2 ounces of diced pancetta and crisp it in a small sauté pan. When done, set aside on a plate lined with a paper towel. Then, select your serving bowl, and fill with the washed and dried mixed greens. Wash and halve the cherry tomatoes, then sprinkle on top of the greens. Next, thinly slice the red onion and scatter on the top of the greens. Add the cooled, diced pancetta to the salad bowl. Now you are ready to toss in the dressing. Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese and enjoy!
Variations
- Don’t be afraid to mix up the cheese selection that you top this salad with! Any Italian themed hard cheese works well, and also halved mozzarella balls are an awesome variation.
- Add sliced Kalamata olives, if the ones dining are fans.
- Another great substitution is to quarter some salami slices to toss in if you do not want to add the step of crisping the pancetta.
Simple Italian Salad
- Total Time: 13 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
Serve with your favorite pasta dish or when you order out for pizza! Tossed with a homemade vinaigrette, the flavor is a perfect complement to any main dish, and especially if you are cooking Italian style.
Ingredients
For the Dressing:
- 2 T Dijon mustard
- 2 T honey
- 2 T olive oil
- 2 T apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
For the Salad:
- 5 ounces mixed greens
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 ounces diced pancetta, crisped
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- First, measure and shake the dressing ingredients up in a tightly sealed mason jar and set aside.
- Take the 2 ounces of diced pancetta, and crisp it in a small sauté pan.
- When done, set aside on a plate lined with a paper towel.
- Then, select your serving bowl, and fill with the washed and dried mixed greens.
- Wash and halve the cherry tomatoes, then sprinkle on top of the greens.
- Next, thinly slice the red onion and scatter on the top of the greens.
- Add the cooled, diced pancetta to the salad bowl.
- Now you are ready to toss in the dressing. Add a little at a time, to monitor desired amount.
- Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese and enjoy!
Notes
- Don’t be afraid to mix up the cheese selection that you top this salad with!
- Any Italian themed hard cheese works well, and also halved mozzarella balls are an awesome variation.
- Add sliced Kalamata olives, if the ones dining are fans.
- Another great substitution is to quarter some salami slices to toss in if you do not want to add the step of crisping the pancetta.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 3
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