Lightened Up Creamy Italian Salad
- Yield: 2-4 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 bag spring mix or 2 heads butter lettuce (makes 2 meals or 4 sides)
- 1 plum tomato, diced
- 1/2 cucumber, diced
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 4 pepperoncini peppers
- 1/4 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup croutons
- 1 cup grilled chicken breast
Instructions
- Make the croutons: dice whole grain bread, toss in olive oil and lightly sauté until crispy. Let cool.
- Cook the chicken until it reaches 165 degrees F. I prefer to do this in the oven and then put it on a grill pan for the last minute or two so that it gets nice grill marks. Allow the chicken to cool. Make the dressing (see recipe above).
- Toss all the vegetables together in a medium bowl.
- Add the Parmesan, croutons and chicken. Pour the dressing over when ready to serve and toss the salad one more time.