Big Italian Salad with Homemade Italian Dressing - Once Upon a Chef

Name: Big Italian Salad with Homemade Italian Dressing - Once Upon a Chef
Ingredients: 1 cup loosely packed fresh Italian parsley leaves; 1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves; ¼ teaspoon dried oregano; 2 cloves garlic, peeled; ¼ cup red wine vinegar, best quality such as Pompeian Gourmet; ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil, best quality such as Lucini or Colavita; Heaping ¾ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; 1½ teaspoons honey; 1 large head romaine lettuce (or 3 hearts), washed, dried and cut into large, bite-sized pieces; 1 large red bell pepper, chopped; 1 cup seeded and chopped hothouse cucumbers; 1 to 2 carrots, peeled into ribbons; Handful grape tomatoes, halved; Handful pitted olives; Ricotta Salata (see note) or Feta, crumbled to taste

"TESTED & PERFECTED RECIPE – This Italian salad pairs nicely with spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, or anything else in that Italian comfort food realm...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 cup loosely packed fresh Italian parsley leaves

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1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves

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¼ teaspoon dried oregano

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2 cloves garlic, peeled

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¼ cup red wine vinegar, best quality such as Pompeian Gourmet

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¾ cup extra virgin olive oil, best quality such as Lucini or Colavita

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Heaping ¾ teaspoon salt

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¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

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1½ teaspoons honey

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1 large head romaine lettuce (or 3 hearts), washed, dried and cut into large, bite-sized pieces

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1 large red bell pepper, chopped

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1 cup seeded and chopped hothouse cucumbers

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1 to 2 carrots, peeled into ribbons

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Handful grape tomatoes, halved

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Handful pitted olives

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Ricotta Salata (see note) or Feta, crumbled to taste

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