I don’t know about you, but I could go to Olive Garden and be completely satisfied just eating their salad and breadsticks. Anyone else?? This salad is a cinch to throw together and will give the restaurant’s version a run for their money.

All you need is a head of romaine lettuce, sweet cherry tomatoes, peperoncini’s, shaved asiago parmesan romano cheese blend (or you can just use freshly shredded Romano), seasoned croutons, kalamata olives, purple onion, freshly ground black pepper and Olive Garden’s Italian dressing, which can be purchased at any grocery store. Toss all the ingredients together and serve along side your favorite dinner entree, or enjoy for lunch on it’s own.

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Copycat Olive Garden House Salad

This salad is a staple every time you make a trip to Olive Garden. Did you know that it is incredibly easy to throw together at home? This is the perfect side dish to any dinner entree, or served alone as a quick and healthy lunch item.

Course

side dish

Cuisine

Italian

Prep Time

10 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

• 1 head romaine lettuce roughly shredded
• 15-20 vine ripened, cherry tomatoes
• 8-10 whole peperoncini peppers
• 1/4 C purple onion sliced finely
• 1 C Kalamata olives pitted
• 1 C shaved asiago, parmesan, romano cheese blend you can also use freshly grated Romano cheese
• 3/4 C season croutons
• fresh cracked black pepper
• 1 C Olive Garden brand Italian dressing

Course side dish Cuisine Italian Prep Time 10 minutes Servings people Ingredients 1 head romaine lettuce roughly shredded 15-20 vine ripened, cherry tomatoes 8-10 whole peperoncini peppers 1/4 C purple onion sliced finely 1 C Kalamata olives pitted 1 C shaved asiago, parmesan, romano cheese blend you can also use freshly grated Romano cheese 3/4 C season croutons fresh cracked black pepper 1 C Olive Garden brand Italian dressing

Instructions

1. Toss all ingredients together and serve immediately.
2. Note: If you will not eat the entire salad in one sitting, I would recommend adding the dressing and croutons to each serving individually so that the leftover salad will store well in the refrigerator.