Olive Garden Salad (Copycat)

By khovater

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 1 bag Romaine hearts
• 1 cup black olives
• 1-2 tomatoes quartered
• 4-5 slices red onion
• 2-4 Pepperoncinis
• 1/2-1 cup croutons
• Freshly grated Romano cheese ( I will use Parmesan b/c I have it on hand)
• 1 8 oz bottle Paul Newman's Olive Oil/Vinegar Dressing
• 1 garlic clove, peeled & halved
• 1/2 TBS dried oregano
• 1/2 TBS dried basil
• 1 TBS sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Salad:
Mix all together, chill and serve w/dressing.

Dressing:
Put ingredients in bottle and shake well. Refrigerate 24 hours before serving.

*NOTE* I've used the Kroger brand dressing and it works great too. Also, most bottles I find are 16 oz, so I pour half out into a jar and follow steps above.