Copycat Maggiano's Chopped Salad With Dressing
Recipe: #41401
August 11, 2023
Categories: Salads, Main Dish Salad, Bacon, Cheese, Blue, Italian, Copycat or Clone Recipes, Salad Dressing, more
"This is a pretty famous salad. You can use bacon and feta or blue cheese, but it won't be quite the same. As always season to taste. Some folks didn't like so much pepper, you do you. It's the dressing that makes the salad."
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (481.4 g)
- Calories 477.4
- Total Fat - 40.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 8 g
- Cholesterol - 20.1 mg
- Sodium - 432.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 18.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.7 g
- Sugars - 10.4 g
- Protein - 13.8 g
- Calcium - 396.7 mg
- Iron - 1.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 17.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
To make the house dressing extra creamy, slowly add the mixed oils. VERY SLOWLY. She cannot stress that enough.
Step 2
Dressing:
Step 3
In a blender, add all ingredients but the oil and process until smooth. Add the mixed oils very slowly to a running blender.
Step 4
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week or until ready to serve.
Step 5
For presentation:
Step 6
Put a line of ingredients on top of lettuce in the bowl.
Step 7
Salad:
Step 8
In a large bowl, toss together lettuce, onions, tomatoes, gorgonzola cheese, prosciutto and avocados.
Step 9
Drizzle on top as much dressing as you would like and toss to coat.
Step 10
Serve immediately.
Tips
No special items needed.