Whatever you choose to call it, celebrity salad recipes like the La Scala Salad go viral for a reason. They’re flavorful, easy to recreate, and are usually made up of wholesome ingredients. If you love to jump on the celebrity salad recipe bandwagon, you’ll also love the famous Jennifer Aniston Salad and Columbia 1905 salad. For the salad, you will need:
Salad greens: You will need a head of iceberg lettuce and a head of romaine lettuce for all the crunch. Chickpeas: You will need a can of chickpeas (also sold as garbanzo beans) Salami: Italian salami is what the original La Scala salad uses but if you can’t find Italian salami at the store, feel free to use pepperoni, beef salami, or turkey salami instead. If you’re not a fan of salami in a salad, you can also use Baked Turkey Bacon. Cheese: This recipe is famous for its generous amount of shredded mozzarella cheese.
For the La Scala Salad Dressing, you’ll need:
Extra virgin olive oil Red wine vinegar Dry mustard (or Dijon mustard): The original La Scala Leon dressing recipe uses dry mustard, which is essentially ground mustard seeds. If you can’t find dry mustard or don’t have any on hand, you can easily substitute two teaspoons of Dijon mustard. Salt & pepper Pecorino romano cheese (or parmesan cheese): It sounds fancy, but pecorino romano is simply an Italian cheese that’s similar to parmesan. If it’s not available, use shaved parmesan cheese instead.
With just a few ingredients, this chickpea salami salad provides a great base for other Italian-inspired additions, which many have used to customize their celebrity chopped salad recipe. I recommend adding a small jar of drained artichoke hearts, fresh tomatoes or sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, or roasted red bell peppers. I also love to add a minced clove of garlic to the chopped salad dressing for extra flavor. Feel free to get creative and use what you have on hand. Make it vegetarian: If you’re one of my vegetarian friends, you can easily transform this salad with salami into a vegetarian recipe by omitting it. In its place, I recommend adding Baked Shiitake Mushrooms for that “meaty” texture. You can also add chopped boiled eggs to add more protein, if you wish. Add pasta: I’ve seen versions of this La Scala salad mixed with cooked pasta and served as a pasta salad, and I tried it myself. It was a fantastic weeknight dinner idea.
Meal prep: To meal prep this Italian salad with salami and mozzarella, chop up all the ingredients and store them in an airtight container. You can also prep the dressing in advance, but be sure to store it in a separate container (so the salad won’t get soggy). Both will keep for up to 2-3 days in the fridge. Store: If you have leftovers, store the rest of the salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1-2 days.
Serve it with chicken breast: Sticking to the Italian theme, serve this famous Italian chopped salad with Panko Chicken Parmesan or Baked Bone-In Chicken Breasts for a 5-star meal. Or, keep things simple and whip up my juicy Greek Yogurt Chicken. Make it a vegetarian meal: Since this is a chopped salad with salami, you’ll want to omit the meat to make it vegetarian. Serve your now-vegetarian salad with this Easy Eggplant Involtini or classic Eggplant Pomodoro Pasta for a delicious Italian spread.
Other Famous Restaurant Salad Recipes You Might Like
Have you ever visited a restaurant and wished you could recreate a meal you had there? From the La Scala Chopped Salad in LA to Neiman Marcus’s Texas Caviar, these yummy restaurant dishes go viral all the time. Well, thanks to the Internet, there are many viral recipes out there that you don’t need a restaurant reservation to enjoy.
Double the dressing: This La Scala Chopped Salad Dressing recipe is so simple and yummy that it likely pairs well with many of your favorite salads. Since you’re already making the dressing, why not double the recipe so you’ll have extra to drizzle on your next salad? Marinate the chickpeas: If you have the time, I recommend marinating the chickpeas in the tangy dressing to give the salad extra flavor. After draining and rinsing the chickpeas, soak them in the dressing for a few minutes while you prep the rest of the ingredients.
Since we’re on the topic of salads, here are a few famous salad recipes to try:
Cowboy Caviar Houston’s Thai Steak Salad Caesar Salad Waldorf Salad with Chicken Looking for more tasty, fresh, and colorful salads? Try our seasonal summer, fall, and spring recipes that you can enjoy year-round.
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