Salad Mega Italia
My favourite big Italian salad. The homemade dressing is seriously tasty! The croutons and dusting of parmesan is the perfect finishing touch that everybody loves. Serve with pasta, a cosy lasagne or big tray of cannelloni. Lots of suggestions in the post!{No video today because I thought this was q

Ingredients
6 servings
Instructions
- Croutons: Preheat oven to 200°C/390°F (180°C fan). Toss bread with oil and salt. Spread on a tray and bake 15 minutes, stirring twice, until golden and fully crisp. Cool on tray.
- Dressing: Shake ingredients in a jar.
- Make salad: Set aside some parmesan for garnish. Place croutons and all remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl. Pour Dressing over, toss well.
- Serve: Transfer salad into a serving bowl. Sprinkle with reserved parmesan. Serve immediately!
Nutrition per serving
Protein4g
Carbs15g
Fat17g
226kcal
4gProtein
15gCarbs
17gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$577.00
$577.00
Per Serving
$96.00/serving
$96.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1154.00 vs buying!
~$1154.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (94% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| white sandwich bread | 3 slices | $92.00 |
| extra virgin olive oil | 1 tbsp | $34.00 |
| pinches salt | 2 | $40.00 |
| extra virgin olive oil | 0.25 cup | $136.00 |
| red wine vinegar | 2 tbsp | $9.00 |
| freshly grated parmesan | 4 tsp | $53.00 |
| sugar | 2 tsp | $1.00 |
| each garlic powder | 0.25 tsp | $2.00 |
| dried basil | 0.25 tsp | $24.00 |
| chilli flakes | 0.25 tsp | $1.00 |
| cooking/kosher salt | 0.5 tsp | $1.00 |
| black pepper | 0.125 tsp | $3.00 |
| cos / romaine lettuce | 1 head | $39.00 |
| tomatoes | 2 large | $29.00 |
| reen capsicum/bell pepper | 0.5 g | - |
| red onion | 0.5 | $35.00 |
| whole pitted kalamata olives | 1 cup | $78.00 |
| 0.25 cup | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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