Can I make this salad ahead of time?

Yes! Just don't add the dressing until you're ready to eat it. The dressing makes the salad soggy very quickly.

Does this salad make good leftovers?

It does if you leave the dressing off. We like to dress our salads individually so that we can save the leftovers if we have any. Adding the dressing to the entire bowl of salad will make it too soggy to eat later.

Why do you soak the onions in ice water?

Soaking the onions in ice water makes them more mellow and removes the strong oniony flavor.

Italian Artichoke Salad

Name: Italian Artichoke Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/2 red onion, sliced very thin; 5 ounces red wine vinegar; 5 ounces olive oil 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped 1/2 head romaine lettuce, chopped 1/4 cup diced pimentos, drained 1 cup marinated artichoke hearts, roughly chopped 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Description

This Italian artichoke salad can be thrown together quickly and tastes like a salad you'd get at an Italian restaurant. It's easy and inexpensive to make, but the pimentos, artichokes, red onions, and parmesan cheese give it so much flavor. It's tossed in oil and vinegar and is so so good.

Ingredients

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1/2 red onion, sliced very thin

1.5 ounces red wine vinegar

4.5 ounces olive oil

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped

1/2 head romaine lettuce, chopped

1/4 cup diced pimentos, drained

1 cup marinated artichoke hearts, roughly chopped

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

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Instructions

Fill a bowl with ice water and completely submerge the red onions. Allow them to soak while you prepare the rest of the salad.
Combine red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a jar with a lid. Shake until the oil and vinegar are combined. Place into the refrigerator until you're ready to use.
Drain the water from the red onions. Add iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, pimentos, artichokes, red onions, and parmesan cheese to a large bowl. Mix until everything is combined.
When you're ready to serve the salad, toss with the dressing and serve with extra parmesan cheese and freshly ground black pepper on top.

Notes

Do not add the dressing to the salad until you're ready to serve it—it gets soggy very quickly.

Nutritional information is only an estimate.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Category: Sides
Cuisine: Italian

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
Calories: 368
Sugar: 6.1 g
Sodium: 467.5 mg
Fat: 33.2 g
Carbohydrates: 15.3 g
Protein: 8 g
Cholesterol: 7.2 mg