Name: Iceberg Salad with Italian Dressing
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil; 5 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 garlic clove, finely grated; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; 1 small head of iceberg lettuce; 1/2 small red onion, sliced into rings; 2 ounces provolone piccante cheese, thinly sliced; 1 cup drained small mozzarella balls, torn; 10 peperoncini, halved if large

Iceberg salad with Italian dressing in a shallow bowl.

Photo by Marcus Nilsson

If this brings back memories of the “house salad” from that Italian-American restaurant you grew up eating at, then we consider our jobs done.

Recipe information

Yield
4 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil

5 tablespoons white wine vinegar

1 tablespoon mayonnaise

1 tablespoon sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano

1 garlic clove, finely grated

Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

1 small head of iceberg lettuce

1/2 small red onion, sliced into rings

2 ounces provolone piccante cheese, thinly sliced

1 cup drained small mozzarella balls, torn

10 peperoncini, halved if large

Preparation

Step 1
Whisk oil, vinegar, mayonnaise, sugar, oregano, and garlic in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 2
Cut lettuce in half through stem end. Tear apart into large pieces. Arrange on a platter and scatter onion, provolone, mozzarella, and peperoncini over, nestling in among leaves. Drizzle with dressing to coat to your liking (you’ll probably have some extra) and top with more black pepper.

Recipe notes

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