Saturday, March 30, 2013

copycat portillo's chopped salad

do you have a portillo's/barnelli's near you? if not, you should probably move near one stat! everyone raves about portillo's chopped salad so when i saw this recipe, i knew that i had to try it! (i have never actually tried the chopped salad because 1) i spent 10 years as a vegetarian and here is bacon in this salad and 2) portillos beef and cheddar crossaint or jumbo chili dog. when they have sooo many amazing things on their menu, who really orders a salad?! lol anyways, i have been eating a lot of salads lately so i thought that i would give this a try... and its amazing! as i was going over the place i got this recipe i noticed that a portillos chopped salad has chicken in it but they opted to leave it out. I guess actually having the salad from portillos would have clued me in to that earlier lol, oh well, i now can't wait to try this salad with chopped chicken breast in it!

copycat portillo's chopped salad
from http://stolenmomentscooking.com/homemade-portillos-chopped-salad/

1 head iceberg lettuce
1 – 2 heads Romaine lettuce (or big bag of garden salad mix)
1 small head red cabbage, minced
1 small red onion, finely minced
3 tomatoes, seeded and diced
2 c. ditalini pasta, cooked and cooled
1 lb. bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 c. gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
mustard vinaigrette dressing (3 tbsp white wine vinegar, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp dijon mustard, black pepper to taste mixed well)

 Finely chop lettuce  into tiny pieces. Put in a large bowl.

 Add remaining ingredients, except dressing, and toss to combine well.

 Pour dressing on  just before serving.

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