Make the ultimate copycat Olive Garden salad recipe! Salad mix loaded with tomatoes, olives, pepperoncini, and croutons tossed in a zesty homemade dressing.
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OLIVE GARDEN SALAD
Olive garden is a classic Italian restaurant that is all over America and is famous for its unlimited salad and breadsticks. This delicious zesty copycat salad recipe is so spot on! Have unlimited olive garden salad in the comfort of your own home!
WHAT YOU NEED-
- Salad Mix– Using the classic salad mix gives you the most accurate flavors because it has bits of carrots and cabbage in the mix like the restaurant has!
- Tomato– You can use either cherry tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, Campari tomatoes, or any other tomato you have one hand.
- Olives– For the best flavors, use Kalamata olives! You can also use any other black olive you prefer.
- Croutons– Adding crispy and crunchy croutons to a salad always elevates a salad! You can use your favorite croutons for this salad.
- Pepperoncini– When you order the salad, you get pepperoncini’s in the salad, you can add them or opt out from adding these to your salad.
- Parmesan– For the best results, be sure to use freshly grated parmesan cheese, just like Olive Garden does! You can even use the grater like they do!
- Dressing– You can use either store-bought Olive Garden salad dressing or try our homemade copycat version!
HOW TO MAKE OLIVE GARDEN SALAD
You can throw together this salad in under 5 minutes, so easy and quick!
- In a salad bowl, add all the ingredients for the salad. Top with grated parmesan cheese.
- Prepare a recipe for homemade Olive Garden salad dressing.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad and mix until combined.
- Serve immediately.
| We do not recommend making this salad ahead of time or the salad will get soggy. You can cut up all the ingredients beforehand but don’t assemble and toss until ready to serve! |
SALAD VARIATIONS
You can add so many different things into a salad! Here are some of our favorite salad toppings that you can add to this recipe:
- Banana Peppers
- Cucumbers
- Bacon Bites
- Red Onions
- Mini Bell Peppers
- Almonds
- Avocado
- Chicken
- Boiled Eggs
SERVING IDEAS
Pair this salad with the right sides for the ultimate dinner! Pair with:
- Chicken Drumsticks
- Grilled Chicken Thighs
- Soup
- BBQ Grilled Chicken
- Pasta recipes
- Chicken Cutlets
Copycat Olive Garden Salad
Ingredients
- 12 oz garden salad mix 1 bag
- 1/4 cup black olives
- 1 Roma tomato sliced
- 1/2 cup croutons
- 1/4 cup pepperoncini about 4 peppers
- red onion thinly sliced
- salt & ground black pepper to taste
- parmesan cheese freshly grated
- olive garden dressing
Instructions
- Add the lettuce mix, black olives, sliced tomatoes, croutons, sliced pepperoncini, and sliced red onion.
- Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Drizzle with Olive garden dressing and toss until well combined.
- Serve immediately with desired sides.
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