Copycat Olive Garden Salad
Enjoy the tangy goodness of Olive Garden's iconic salad at home anytime you get a hankering for it. It's easy to make this favorite to serve with all your meals.
Equipment
- Blender
- extra large bowl and salad tongs
Ingredients
For the Salad:
- 3 cups Romaine lettuce, chopped
- 3 cups iceberg lettuce, chopped
- 1 cup Roma tomatoes, or grape tomatoes sliced or halved
- ½ large purple onion, sliced
- 1 cup Pepperoncini peppers, drained
- ¼ cup sliced black olives, drained
- 1 cup seasoned croutons
For the Dressing:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1½ tsp sugar
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- ¾ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp Italian seasoning
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
Make the dressing:
- Place olive oil, mayonnaise, white vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, Kosher salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, minced garlic and freshly grated Parmesan cheese in a blender.
- Blend for 30 seconds to 1 minute on high speed to emulsify all the ingredients into smooth creamy dressing.
- For best flavor, refrigerate dressing for at least 2 hours or longer.
Make the salad:
- Place chopped Romaine and Iceberg lettuce in a large bowl.
- Top with tomato and sliced onion.
- Drizzle with salad dressing to coat the lettuce, tomato and onion.
- Top the salad with Pepperoncini peppers, sliced olives and seasoned croutons.
- Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
- If desired, sprinkle with additional parmesan cheese to serve.