Terrazzo Salad

Submitted by ChefLee

"I love the salads at Italian restaurants. I made this one up so I could eat them at home without going out. I hope you enjoy it!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8-12

ingredients

• 2 cucumbers, peeled and sliced into half-moon shapes
• 1 pint grape tomatoes, sliced in half
• 2 (13 3/4 ounce) cans artichoke hearts, drained and sliced in half
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
• 1 (2 ounce) jar diced pimentos, drained
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 large garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1⁄2 cups large shred mozzarella cheese
• 4 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne (ground red pepper)

directions

1. In a large bowl; place your cucumbers, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, black olives, pimientos, and cheese.
2. In a smaller bowl; mix oil, lemon juice, garlic, Lawry's, pepper, Italian seasoning, vinegar, sugar, and cayenne.
3. Pour oil mix into cucumber mix and toss to coat.
4. Chill then enjoy!

Reviews

[Jules211]

this was awsome. made for a pinic everyone loved it. i did add some chick peas. next time i would use a fresh mozzarella cubed just a preference. i think it would take on the flavor of the dressing beautifully. thanks for the keeper.

 

[jrivera]

This was really good. I did not have any pimentos but I am sure they would have been fantastic in this recipe. I also used red wine vinegar instead of the white, because I didnt have any. Thanks for posting this!

 

[Darkhunter]

Lee, You've done it again. Another 5-star recipe. The melding of flavors was fantastic. Would not change a thing. Elevated the main Italian dish it was served with. This will become another treasured recipe. Thnx for posting.