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August 9, 2014 ·

Napa Chopped Salad

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Napa Chopped SaladIf you follow me on instagram or Facebook (which if you don’t, I wish you would!) you probably noticed I was off galavanting last week!  I had the pleasure of meeting up with a group of fellow foodies in northern California for the inaugural Taste tour hosted by Best Food Facts.

 

Napa Chopped SaladI landed in Sacramento and stayed at the Hyatt hotel on the campus of the University of California at Davis.  A very nice hotel BTW!  Smack dab in the middle of our adventure we got to eat at Redd Wood in Yountville.  I don’t know if I was just really hungry or if the food at this restaurant was exceptionally good, but I have been thinking about it practically every waking moment since!  We ate family style which was super fun!  They placed plates full of pasta, pizza, and salads all around the table and we all shared!  It was just how I like to eat….together…like a family!

So, anywho….one of the salads was so amazing that I had to recreate it at home.  I’ve been dreaming of this Chopped Salad!  Do you ever eat out somewhere and then obsess over what you’ve had?  Arggh…sometimes it’s just not something I want to go to the trouble of making at home, but then other times I just can’t help myself!  This one is pretty easy, just a lot of chopping, obviously, but OH it’s worth it!

Napa Chopped SaladI was so busy picking it apart and basically not sharing it and just mowing down that well, I didn’t get any pics of the original.  I couldn’t find the exact same beans, and I didn’t make my own red wine vinaigrette I bought a good one and used it instead.

 

Napa Chopped Salad

I have a weird family, no one like olives.  Who are these people.  No one would eat it, well my oldest son did, but he picked off the olives…good more for me!  So I pretty much once again, mowed down on this salad all by myself….over the course of two days, just for clarification.

 

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Napa Chopped Salad
6 servings
I had a similar salad served to me at Redd Wood, in the Napa Valley region of California. It is like antipasti in salad form! So many little bites and flavors, it’s that salad you can’t stop thinking about after you’ve had it, you want to keep going back for more!
 

1 head of Romaine Lettuce, washed and chopped in to thin slices
1 cup of Frisee or Arugula lettuce, chopped into smaller than bite sized pieces
1 cup of Radicchio, cleaned and cut in to thin pieces
6 Radishes, sliced thin
1/2 cup Red Onion, sliced paper thin
1 15 ounce can of Cannellini or Garbanzo Beans, drained and rinsed
1 can Black Olives, cut in half
10 slices Salami, sliced into thin strips
3 ounces Provolone Cheese, cut into thin strips
1/2 cup Pepperocini’s chopped
fresh cracked black pepper, per your taste

1 Cup Red Wine Vinaigrette, make your own (HERE is a great one) or use your favorite bottled variety

In the order given above place ingredients in a large bowl, give a light toss. If you are eating the salad as a whole immediately drizzle with vinaigrette and toss to coat, add a few turns of fresh ground black pepper.  However,  if you will be eating this salad over the course of a couple of days add vinaigrette to your plated salad as you go.

Enjoy!

Storage: cover bowl with lid or a layer of plastic wrap. Salad only lasts 2 days in refrigerator, before it starts to wilt.

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Napa Chopped Salad

I hope you are eating something YUM with family or friends this weekend!

Much love, Sheila

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  1. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says

    August 9, 2014 at 5:21 pm

    You do get around. 🙂 I love this salad!

    • Sheila says

      August 10, 2014 at 12:08 pm

      I would LOVE to get around to seeing YOU!! xoxo, Sheila

  2. Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says

    August 10, 2014 at 8:14 am

    I have a thing for chopped salads. This looks like an awesome one!!

    • Sheila says

      August 10, 2014 at 12:07 pm

      I recently made your Mediterranean Salad, it was a huge hit!

  3. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

    August 10, 2014 at 1:35 pm

    I love meats, cheeses and beans in salads!!! So glad you had fun in Cali!

    • Sheila says

      August 11, 2014 at 10:27 pm

      It was an amazing trip, I’m so glad that I was able to go!!

  4. Bethany says

    August 11, 2014 at 9:58 am

    I can’t wait to make this salad! It was so delicious at Redd Wood, and I can’t wait to recreate it with your recipe! : )

  5. Roxi Beck says

    August 11, 2014 at 10:11 am

    MMMM… Now I’m craving this again! Lucky for all of us, you’ve created a no-fail recipe 🙂 Thanks Sheila! It was awesome to have you with us on the Taste Tour!

  6. Adriana Martin says

    August 13, 2014 at 11:48 am

    From all the places we ate in California for me this was the high point and that salad was also my favorite great recipe amiga!

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