ITALIAN CHOPPED SALAD

 

ITALIAN CHOPPED SALAD

INGREDIENTS

• 1 head romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
• 1 cup chopped radicchio lettuce
• 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• 4 ounces dry Italian salami, cut into matchsticks
• 1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced black olives, rinsed and drained
• 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
• ½ English cucumber, diced
• 6 pepperoncini, sliced
• 1 cup halved grape tomatoes
• ⅓ cup chopped red onion
• ½ cup shaved Parmesan

FOR THE DRESSING

• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 ½ tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 clove garlic, grated
• ¾ teaspoon dried oregano
• ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

• To assemble the salad, place romaine and radicchio in a large bowl; top mozzarella, salami, chickpeas, olives, bell pepper, cucumber, pepperoncini, tomatoes and red onion. Pour the dressing on top of the salad and gently toss to combine. Top with Parmesan.

FOR THE DRESSING

• In a medium bowl, whisk together olive oil, vinegar, Dijon, garlic, oregano and red pepper flakes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.

 

Banana Oatmeal Pancakes

 Banana Oatmeal Pancakes

 

Ingredients

·         4 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats

·         6 teaspoons baking powder

·         3/4 teaspoon salt

·         3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

·         6 medium ripe bananas

·         1 ½ cups milk, room temperature (non-dairy milk works too)

·         3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

·         6 large eggs, room temperature

·         3 Tbsp brown sugar

Instructions 

·         In a medium bowl, whisk together rolled oats, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.

·         In the container of a blender, add bananas, milk, vanilla and eggs. Blend until smooth. Add dry ingredients and blend again until smooth. Keep batter in the container while preparing the griddle.

·         Place a pancake griddle over medium-high heat. Cook until bubbles show. Flip and cook until done inside.

·         Serve with maple syrup.

 

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