This Italian-inspired Antipasto Salad is sure to satisfy your cravings for fine dining. Each bite of this incredibly easy-to-make salad is full of color, flavor, and nutrients.
In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, salami, olives, bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and cheese. Fold the ingredients together until they are evenly distributed.
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, mustard, salt and pepper until homogenous.
Pour the dressing over the salad and fold to combine.
Top your salad with a little extra feta cheese if desired, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
This salad comes together very quickly if you have all of your ingredients pre cut/ diced.
You can substitute the feta cheese for mozzarella or parmesan cheese.
In addition to using salami, you can use pepperoni, ham, or prosciutto. The prosciutto adds some richness to the salad and can help balance the slight spice of the salami but it is a more expensive ingredient.
The sweetness of the bell peppers and cherry tomatoes help balance the tang and sharpness of the Dijon mustard dressing.
If you want to store this salad, I recommend keeping the dressing separate. You can store the mixed veggies and dressing in airtight containers in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Storing the salad and dressing separate helps keep the lettuce nice and crispy.
Storing the ingredients together can cause the salad to become soggy and a little mushy.
We like to use green olives stuffed with pimento but plain green or black olives work great as well.