Italian Chopped Salad with Parma Ham
This Italian Chopped Salad is basically all of your favourite fresh Italian flavours, topped with delicious Parma Ham.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 250kcal
Ingredients
Salad:
- 50 g Rocket (arugula)
- ½ head Romain lettuce finely chopped
- 75 g Spinach finely chopped
- 6 New potatoes quartered
- 1 Orange bell pepper diced
- 10 Cherry tomatoes halved
- ½ Orange diced
- ½ Grapefruit diced
- 2 tablespoon Pine nuts
- 4 tablespoon Sultanas
- 15 g Parmesan grated
- 6 slices Parma Ham
- 1 teaspoon Olive oil
Dressing:
- 3 tablespoon Olive oil
- 3 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
- 1 Lemon (juice only)
- 2 Garlic clove crushed
- 1 pinch Sea salt and black pepper
- ½ bunch Fresh basil finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon Dried oregano
Instructions
- Put the potatoes in a pan of boiling water and par-boil for 5-6 minutes. Drain and then put in a baking tray with a teaspoon of oil and put in a preheated oven at 200°C/400°F/Gas 6 for 35 minutes.
- In a large bowl, add the rocket, spinach, romaine, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, orange, grapefruit.
- In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, garlic, basil and oregano.
- Pour the dressing over the chopped salad in the bowl and add the pine nuts and sultanas.
- Mix the salad well.
- Serve in a bowl and top with the parmesan and Parma Ham.
Notes
- Add a little extra saltiness by topping this Italian Chopped Salad with some olives.
- Make a big batch of this and keep it in your fridge for easy side dishes or work lunches throughout the week.
- Finish the dish with some shaved parmesan or crumbled goats cheese.
- Try chopped the Parma Ham up and frying it to add some crispiness to the salad.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 394mg | Potassium: 478mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 4150IU | Vitamin C: 71mg | Calcium: 210mg | Iron: 2.5mg