Italian Salad

Name: Italian Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 3 slices white sandwich bread (crust off, cut into cubes); 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 pinches salt; 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 4 tsp parmesan (grated); 2 tsp white sugar; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1/4 tsp dried basil; 1/4 tsp chilli flakes; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp black pepper; 1 Cos lettuce (chopped); 2 large tomatoes (diced); 1/2 green capsicum (diced); 1/2 red onion (finely sliced); 1 cup whole pitted kalamata olives; 1/4 cup grated parmesan (tightly packed)

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Course Salads

Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

CROUTONS

3 slices white sandwich bread - crust off, cut into cubes
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 pinches salt

ITALIAN DRESSING

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
4 tsp parmesan - grated
2 tsp white sugar
¼ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp dried basil
¼ tsp chilli flakes
½ tsp salt
⅛ tsp black pepper

SALAD

1 Cos lettuce - chopped
2 large tomatoes - diced
½ green capsicum - diced
½ red onion - finely sliced
1 cup whole pitted kalamata olives
¼ cup grated parmesan - tightly packed

Instructions

Croutons

Preheat oven to 180°C (fan forced)
Toss bread with oil and salt
Spread on a tray and bake 15 minutes, stirring twice, until golden and fully crisp
Cool on tray.

Dressing

Shake ingredients in a jar.

Salad

Set aside some parmesan for garnish
Place croutons and all remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl
Pour Dressing over, toss well.