Italian salad recipes

Tuna Conserva with Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Capers and Bread

Not to be confused with thick Sicilian caponeta made with eggplant, Neopolitan caponeta originated with local…

Caprese Pasta Salad

Easy summer salad. Great side dish to take to picnics or bbq's.

Milly's Tortellini Salad

Fresh herbs and the vinegrette make this dish fantastic and memorable. Truly an Italian flavor. This makes a very large batch and is great to…

Mesclun Mix with Goat Cheese, Apricots, Prosciutto and Vino Cotto (Vincotto)

This delicious salad is easy to prepare and makes a great presentation…

Al Templeman's famous Salad Dressing

I started making this because my wife, Jeanne, would not stop complaining about how bad store bought salad…

Panzanella (Tuscan Bread Salad)

Panzanella, a Tuscan bread salad, is a great way to use old bread and avoid cooking in hot weather at the same time. And it is so simple to make,…

Mock «puntarelle» alla romana

One of the dishes I miss most from my Roman days is the winter salad known as le puntarelle. Puntarelle are a kind of chicory native to the…

Italian Dressing

I have not found many bottled salad dressings I like. This lead me to search out something I can make myself and this is what I put together from…

Mediterranean Insalata!

Who said salad had to be boring? How about making a salad as the main meal and adding a little of this and and a little of that? This is quick, easy…

Whole Grain Panzanella (Italian Bread Salad)

This Italian peasant dish is most often no more than stale bread, tomatoes, and olive oil, but I like adding a…

Meditteranean Salad

Caprese Salad. Kathy's twist

This is a wonderful variation to the traditional caprese salad.

Insalata di arance rosse

I recently found some blood oranges from California at the market--and I love blood oranges--so I made a blood orange salad as 'dessert': you just…

How to dress a salad in the Italian manner

Making salad in the Italian manner, which can be nicely summed up by the following proverb: A ben…

Arugula,Italian Tuna,and White Bean Salad with RosemaryFocaccia.

While oven heats prepare dough.make salad dressing,while bread bakes…