Italian Grinder Salad - Light and Fresh, the Perfect Summer Salad

provolone cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

salami

🥗Healthier: turkey salami

💰Cheaper: bologna

Turkey salami is lower in fat, while bologna is often less expensive.

Start by making garlic bread: melt some butter and mix in garlic salt and Italian seasoning.

Brush the garlic butter on both sides of a loaf of Italian bread from Walmart.

Toast the bread in an air fryer or under the broiler, flipping halfway through.

Prepare the salad using shredded lettuce from Walmart, or shred your own if preferred.

Chop the tomato into small pieces and add it to the salad bowl.

Chop a white onion into tiny pieces and add it to the salad.

Cut pepperoni and ham into small pieces and add them to the salad.

Use Monterey Jack cheese, cut into tiny cubes or shredded, and add it to the salad.

Chop pepperoncini into smaller pieces and add a handful to the salad.

For the dressing, combine 4 teaspoons of olive oil, about 1 teaspoon of red wine vinegar, 2 teaspoons of sugar, and garlic salt in a bowl.

Add a couple teaspoons of water and about a tablespoon of pepperoncini liquid from the jar to the dressing mixture.

Whisk the dressing ingredients together and pour it over the salad.

Add any leftover Parmesan cheese to the salad and stir everything together.

Sprinkle crushed red pepper on top for extra flavor.

Serve the salad with the garlic bread on the side.

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