Crunchy Italian Salad with Salami Crisps and Pita Croutons

Name: Crunchy Italian Salad with Salami Crisps and Pita Croutons
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 59 milliliters drained Progresso® chick peas (from 15-oz can); 1 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1 cloves garlic; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 4 Castelvetrano olives (or your favorite); 0 teaspoons pepper; 3 to 4 sweet pickled peppers, sliced; 473 milliliters torn pita (pocket) breads; 59 milliliters sliced red onion; 2 Tbsps red wine vinegar; 946 milliliters chopped romaine lettuce; 28 grams Romano cheese; 6 slices salami, cut into strips; 1 teaspoons salt

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Crunchy Italian Salad with Salami Crisps and Pita Croutons a try. This recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains approximately 20g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 546 calories. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. If you have romaine lettuce, dijon mustard, torn pita breads, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat oven to 400°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.

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Using hand-held plane grater, grate 1 clove garlic then grate Romano cheese. In large bowl, toss garlic and cheese with torn pita and 1 tablespoon olive oil to coat well.

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Spread in even layer on cookie sheet.

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Spread

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Bake 15 to 20 minutes, stirring once halfway through toasting, until toasted and golden brown.

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Remove from oven; transfer Croutons to bowl. Set aside to cool. Leave oven on and parchment paper on cookie sheet.

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In jar with tight-fitting lid, place vinegar, mustard and 1/2 teaspoon olive oil. Grate 1/2 clove garlic into jar using hand-held plane grater.

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Add salt and pepper. Screw lid on jar; shake jar vigorously to combine. Set Dressing aside.

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Spread salami strips on same paper-lined cookie sheet.

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Bake about 15 minutes or until crisp.

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Remove from cookie sheet to plate; cool slightly.

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Divide lettuce among 2 to 4 bowls. Divide remaining salad ingredients into bowls. Top salads with salami, croutons, dressing and additional Romano cheese.

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Lettuce