Antipasto Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large tomato, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 lb salami, matchstick strips
• 1/4 lb mortadella, matchstick strips
• 1/4 lb provolone cheese, matchstick strips
• 8 small mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup black olives, pitted, sliced
• 4 artichoke hearts, drained and quartered
• 4 large pepperoncini peppers, sliced
• 3/4 cup olive oil
• 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Recipe

• 1 cook carrot in medium saucepan of boiling salted water until just crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. drain well. cool.
• 2 combine carrot, lettuce, tomato, salami, mortadella, cheese, mushrooms, olives, artichoke hearts, and pepperoncini in large bowl.
• 3 whisk oil, vinegar, garlic powder and oregano in small bowl to blend. season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
• 4 pour dressing over salad. toss to coat. cover and refrigerate 1 hour. (can be prepared 4 hours ahead. keep refrigerated).