We’ve outlined all the ingredients and directions for you to make the perfect Antipasti Dinner Salad. This dish qualifies as a Easy level recipe. It should take you about 25 min to make this recipe. The Antipasti Dinner Salad recipe should make enough food for 4 servings.
You can add your own personal twist to this Antipasti Dinner Salad recipe, depending on your culture or family tradition. Don’t be scared to add other ingredients once you’ve gotten comfortable with the recipe! Please see below for a list of potential cookware items that might be necessary for this Antipasti Dinner Salad recipe.
Ingredients for Antipasti Dinner Salad
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 2 large cloves garlic, smashed
- 8 slices rustic Italian bread
- Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 small head radicchio, thinly sliced
- 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
- 6 ounces deli-sliced hard salami or soppressata, cut into strips
- 10 to 15 fresh basil leaves, sliced if large
- 8 ounces small mozzarella balls (bocconcini), halved
- 20 cured black olives (such as kalamata or nicoise), pitted and halved
- 2 romaine lettuce hearts, halved lengthwise
Directions for Antipasti Dinner Salad
- Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Increase the heat to high; add the bread in batches and toast until golden on both sides. Set aside and season with salt.
- Whisk the vinegar, the remaining 5 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Add the radicchio, celery, salami, basil, mozzarella and olives; toss to coat.
- Place 1 romaine half on each plate. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the salad onto each wedge, drizzling any remaining dressing on top; serve with the toasts.
Cookware for your recipe
You will find below are cookware items that could be needed for this Antipasti Dinner Salad recipe or similar recipes. Feel free to skip to the next item if it doesn’t apply.
- Cooking pots
- Frying pan
- Steamers
- Colander
- Skillet
- Knives
- Cutting board
- Grater
- Saucepan
- Stockpot
- Spatula
- Tongs
- Measuring cups
- Wooden Spoon
Categories in this Recipe
- Easy Side Dish Recipes
- Side Dish – A side dish, sometimes referred to as a side order, side item, or simply a side, is a food item that accompanies the entrée or main course at a meal.
- Italian
- Antipasti
- Salad Recipes
- Lettuce Recipes
- Mozzarella Recipes
