Description
Recreate the famous Olive Garden Salad at home with this easy copycat recipe. Crisp lettuce, tomatoes, olives, and peppers tossed in a zesty dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 head iceberg lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 cup sliced red onion
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup black olives, sliced
- 1/4 cup pepperoncini peppers, sliced
- 1/2 cup croutons
- 1/2 cup Olive Garden Italian Dressing (store-bought or homemade)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the torn lettuce, red onion, cherry tomatoes, black olives, and pepperoncini peppers.
- Add the croutons to the bowl.
- Pour the Olive Garden Italian Dressing over the salad ingredients.
- Toss gently to coat all the ingredients evenly with the dressing.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- For a homemade dressing, whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, sugar, salt, and pepper.
- You can add shredded carrots or cucumber for extra crunch.
- Chill the salad before serving for a refreshing taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Tossing
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Olive Garden, salad, copycat, Italian dressing, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, pepperoncini