This is a delicious salad that goes great with any meal, especially Italian!
Ingredients
- blanched slivered almonds: 1 cup
- sesame seeds: 2 Tbsp
- head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces: 1 piece
- head red leaf lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces: 1 piece
- crumbled feta cheese: 1 pack (8 ounce pack)
- black olives: 1 can (4 ounce can, sliced)
- cherry tomatoes: 1 cup (halved)
- red onion, halved and: 1 piece (sliced)
- mushrooms: 6 piece (sliced, fresh)
- Romano cheese: 0.25 cup (grated)
- Italian salad dressing: 1 bottle (8 ounce bottle)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place the almonds in the skillet, and cook, stirring frequently until lightly browned. When the almonds are beginning to turn, add sesame seeds, and cook 1 more minute, or until seeds are toasted.
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In a large salad bowl, combine lettuce with feta cheese, olives, almonds, sesame seeds, tomatoes, onion, mushrooms, and Romano cheese. When ready to serve, toss with Italian dressing.
