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SPICY CHOPPED SALAD


2 cups giardiniera Italian hot pickled vegetable salad (pepperoncini, cauliflower, carrots and celery) drained, available on Italian foods aisle, chopped
2 romaine hearts, chopped
1/2 cup pitted good quality olives, any variety
1/3 pound stick pepperoni or stick salami, diced
A handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, (eyeball it)
4 tablespoons prepared pesto
3 to 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, (eyeball it)
Salt and pepper


Combine salad ingredients in a bowl and dress salad with vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, then season with salt and pepper, to your taste. In a small bowl, add 4 tablespoons pesto and a splash of red wine vinegar. Slowly pour in extra-virgin olive oil until the dressing just comes together. Drizzle the dressing over top of salad.

Colette