Ingredients
1/2 cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
3 slice white bread, crusts removed, cubed
1/2 tsp chili seasoning
8 oz young spinach or
1 cos lettuce
1 piece peppered salami, diced (6 oz)
3 small onions, sliced, separated in rings
1 red bell pepper, seeded, cut in thi, n slices
4 oz button mushrooms, sliced
1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp prepared mustard
1 salt to taste
1 fresh ground pepper to taste
12 marinated spiced olives
Directions
Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a skillet. Add garlic and bread cubes
and fry, stirring constantly, until golden. Remove from heat. Add
chili seasoning, stir well and cool. Tear spinach or lettuce leaves
into bite-size pieces. In a large salad bowl, combine spinach or
lettuce leaves, salami, onion, bell pepper and mushrooms.
Place remaining oil in a screw-top jar with lemon juice, sugar,
mustard, salt and pepper. Shake vigorously until well blended. Pour
over salad and toss well. Sprinkle croutons on top and garnish with
olives. Serve at once.
NOTE: Salad (without dressing) may be prepared in advance and kept
covered in refrigerator. Just before serving, shake dressing
ingredients vigorously, add to salad and toss well. Add croutons and
olives and serve at once.
Servings: 4 servings
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