Olive Garden Salad

Olive Garden Salad

Ingredient:

1 bunch Romaine Lettuce

2 Roma Tomatoes, seeded and each cut into 8 chunks

1/2 cup sliced Black olives, or a 2.25 oz can, drained

15 mild Pepperoncini

1 heaping cup shredded Mozzarella Cheese

1 heaping cup Croutons

3/4 cup Olive Garden Dressing

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I always drain the olives, pepperoncini, and tomatoes on paper towel for awhile before putting them in the salad.

Wash lettuce. Dry and rip into large bowl. (A lettuce spinner has been on my wish list for about 5 years, but every time I have some extra spending money to blow on kitchen stuff, I decide drying lettuce leaves with paper towel will be fine after all, and end up getting more “toys” for cake decorating instead.)

Put all ingredients into a large bowl and toss.

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Dump into serving bowl and serve.

For how many this serves:

If using as a side salad, I make a half batch for our family of 5 (and the girls eat about as much as an adult would, even the 3-yr-old).

If using as a main dish with grilled chicken on top, I make a whole batch (as a main dish, the girls don’t eat quite as much as an adult would).

In both cases, there’s usually a serving or two left over.

For company, I make one batch for every 10-12 people.

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simply fill a plate with the salad and put a sliced perfectly-seasoned-and-grilled-by-Shannon chicken breast on top.