This antipasto salad is perfect for those warm summer nights when it’s too hot to cook!
This vibrant salad has lots of olives, bell peppers, artichokes and is topped with a tangy feta vinaigrette!
This is the best antipasto salad recipe and I’m sure it’s not hard to see why. Packed with so many great tasting ingredients and a feta chees dressing this salad really has it all. The dressing for antipasto salad may just be my favorite because I love the way that the feta cheese helps to compliment and highlight the other flavors in this dish.
Serve this salad up for a light meal or as a side dish to your next summer BBq and watch how fast it disappears. this salad is always an instant crowd pleaser and never lasts long so make sure that you make enough for everyone and hope that there’s enough for you to get second servings.
Easy Antipasto Salad
This antipasto salad starts with romaine lettuce that is mixed with salami and pepperoni. Added to that are olives, artichokes, bell peppers, and capers. The best part of this salad just might be the dressing. I took briny feta and made a tasty vinaigrette! Toss everything together so that the fragrant vinaigrette coats each component of this salad and you have antipasto that’s worthy of being called dinner!
Ingredients
- Romaine lettuce
- Sliced salami
- Sliced pepperoni
- Whole green olives
- Whole black olives
- Whole roasted red pepper
- Marinated artichoke hearts
- Capers
- White wine vinegar
- Granulated sugar
- Fresh rosemary
- Olive oil
- Crumbled feta cheese
For the exact amounts needed, please see the recipe card below.
How to Make Antipasto Salad with Feta Vinaigrette
- Combine the salami, pepperoni, olives, roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, extra marinade, and capers in a bowl.
- Toss together with the vegetables and lettuce.
- In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, sugar, and rosemary.
- Slowly whisk in the oil.
- Stir in the feta cheese.
- Pour the dressing over the top of the salad and then toss together well to combine.
- Serve immediately.
Recipe Tips
I do not recommend prepping this antipasto salad with artichoke hearts too soon before you’re ready to serve because the dressing will cause the lettuce to wilt with time. It’s best to make the salad and dressing separately and then to combine just before serving for the freshest tasting results.
Antipasto is traditionally served as a “before pasta” meal meaning it’s a first course meant to be served before your actual main meal. that said, this salad is pretty filling and packed with so many things that it can easily be considered a meal in its own rights. Serve it however you want and it’s sure to be loved just the same.
FAQs
Is antipasto salad healthy?
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Antipasto Salad with Feta Vinaigrette
This antipasto salad is perfect for those warm summer nights when it’s too hot to cook!
Ingredients
- 2 cups Romaine lettuce
- 3 oz salami sliced
- 3 oz pepperoni, sliced
- 1/2 cup whole green olives
- 1/2 cup whole black olives
- 1 whole roasted red pepper, sliced
- 1 6 oz jar marinated artichoke hearts, chopped (reserve 2 tablespoons of marinade)
- 2 tablespoons capers
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 oz crumbled feta cheese
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine salami, pepperoni, olives, roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, plus extra marinade and capers. Toss vegetables with lettuce.
- In a small bowl, combine vinegar, sugar and rosemary. Slowly whisk in oil. Stir in feta cheese. Pour over salad and toss together.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 520Total Fat 47gSaturated Fat 14gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 32gCholesterol 68mgSodium 2069mgCarbohydrates 12gFiber 5gSugar 4gProtein 15g
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says
Love your dress story and I had no idea your were from Yugoslavia! SO COOL! You do need to read those books though, they are good!
But not as good as this simple salad. Love this for a weeknight dinner lady! Pinned!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
That is such a fun story Tanya! It would be awesome to see pics of everyone who has worn it – so cute! Loving this salad – it sounds phenomenal right now! Pinned!
Lisa @ Cooking with Curls says
What an awesome story Tanya! I bet you could still pull it off. 😉 This salad looks amazing, and perfect for summer!!
Heather @ French Press says
LOVE love love this salad!
Lemonsforlulu says
Sometimes you just need a big salad!
Anonymous says
This is almost exactly like the recipe from Smitten Kitchen!
Lemonsforlulu says
Ah then that’s a compliment! Great minds think alike!