Italian Salad with Feta
Romaine lettuce with chickpeas, salami, olives, and feta tossed in lemon and oregano flavored vinaigrette. It’s a great salad to serve alongside a main dish or on its own.
Italian Salad with Feta
This chopped romaine salad is a combination of Italian and Greek flavors. It combines crisp lettuce with chickpeas, Genoa salami, olives, and feta cheese in delicious oregano and lemon flavored vinaigrette.
It’s a great side salad to pair with any margherita pasta, whole roasted chicken, or a lighter baked cod with panko. Also, you can easily serve the salad as is with a side of crusty bread.
What Goes into This Italian Salad?
- romaine lettuce
- chickpeas
- red bell pepper
- red onion
- Genoa salami
- feta cheese
- kalamata olives
For the vinaigrette, you’ll need: olive oil, white wine vinegar, dried oregano, fresh garlic, and lemon juice.
Make this Salad in Two-Easy Steps!
Make the vinaigrette: In a bowl or mason jar with a lid, combine the olive oil, vinegar, oregano, garlic, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Make the salad: In a large serving bowl, combine the salad ingredients. Drizzle some of the vinaigrette and toss together. Taste and add more vinaigrette and/or salt and pepper.
Tip: After the salad is tossed with the vinaigrette it’s best served immediately. If you want to enjoy this salad throughout the week, simply keep the salad and vinaigrette stored separately until ready to serve.
Serve this Salad Like This!
- This simple Italian salad pairs perfectly with Artichoke Tomato and Spinach Flatbread.
- Looking for a way to turn this salad into a dinner salad? Try adding grilled chicken tenders or grilled garlic shrimp.
- You can’t go wrong with Spicy Tomato Cream Sauce tossed with hot buttery pasta and a side of this salad.
More Italian and Greek Salads to Try
Love Italian salad with feta? Try these other salads:
- Chopped Antipasto Salad
- Chickpea Tomato Salad
- Greek Chickpea Salad with Arugula
- Chopped Greek Salad with Avocado
Italian Salad with Feta
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: Chopped
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
Romaine lettuce with chickpeas, salami, olives, and feta tossed in lemon and oregano flavored vinaigrette. It’s a great salad to serve alongside a main dish or on its own.
Ingredients
Vinaigrette
- 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp. white wine vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 1/4 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 tsp. fresh lemon juice
- Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
Salad
- 6 cups romaine, roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/3 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/3 cup Genoa salami, sliced 1/4-inch strips
- 1/3 cup kalamata olives, pitted
Instructions
Vinaigrette
- In a small bowl, whisk all the ingredients until combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Salad
- In a large bowl combine the salad ingredients. Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss until combined. Taste for salt and pepper before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 288
- Sugar: 4.2 g
- Sodium: 1017.3 mg
- Fat: 23.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 12.8 g
- Protein: 8.3 g
- Cholesterol: 36.6 mg
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I love big salads like this for lunch! And yours has so much fun stuff in it that every bite is exciting!
Thanks Joanne! I love me a good lunch salad as well. Any day.
I am obsessed with greek salad right now.. it is perfect for the weather here in Australia. Definitely need to try out your delicious recipe, I have never added chickepeas before in mine!
Thalia I’m right there with you. Anything Greek and I’m all over it. Chickpeas add a different little take on this salad. I hope you enjoy it! Have a great weekend!
this is so Good !! healthy meal and it looks so appetizing : ) may be a garlic bread or two plus some lemonade would be a complete meal : ) Thanks for the recipe !
I hope you enjoy it! Garlic bread sounds just perfect for this salad. Let me know how you like it!