La Scala Chopped Salad Recipe

A salad with cheese and salami in a bowl from the top view.

La Scala Chopped Salad Recipe

The La Scala Chopped Salad is an Italian-inspired salad invented by the owner of the La Scala restaurant in Beverly Hills. This delicious salad, loaded with salami, chickpeas, cheese, and a mustard-based dressing, went viral on social media thanks to some celebrity influence. Serve it as the perfect lunch, light dinner, or starter for an Italian meal.

Course Salad

Cuisine American/Italian

Diet Gluten Free

Prep Time 15

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 244kcal

Author Aysegul Sanford

Ingredients

For the Salad:

1 head iceberg lettuce chopped
1 head Romaine roughly chopped
1 can chickpeas aka Garbanzo beans, (15 oz) drained and rinsed
1/4 pound Italian salami chopped or julienned
1/4 pound mozzarella cheese shredded

For the Dressing:

¼ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard or 1 teaspoon dry mustard
½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup grated pecorino romano or Parmesan cheese- plus more as garnish

Instructions

Add salad ingredients to a bowl: Place iceberg lettuce, romaine, chickpeas, Italian salami, and mozzarella cheese in a large salad bowl. Set it aside.
Make the dressing: To make the dressing, whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper in a measuring cup or a small bowl. Stir in the Pecorino romano.
Add the dressing and toss: Drizzle the dressing over the salad. Give it a toss.
Serve: Serve with more pecorino romano on top.

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Notes

Meal prep: To prepare this salad ahead of time, chop up all the ingredients and store them in an airtight container. You can also prep the dressing in advance, but be sure to store it in a separate container (so the salad won’t get soggy). Both will keep for up to 2-3 days in the fridge.
Store: If you have leftovers, store the rest of the salad in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1-2 days.
To make it vegetarian, swap salami with roasted shiitake mushrooms.
Optional add-ins: While this salad is great by itself, you can jazz it up by adding other ingredients, such as a small jar of drained artichoke hearts, fresh tomatoes or sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, or roasted red bell peppers. I also love to add a minced clove of garlic to the chopped salad dressing for extra flavor. Feel free to get creative and use what you have on hand.

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