Italian Salad

This is a family favorite, and we can pack in a remarkable amount of salad. The “bowl”  is my Grandmothers dishpan.

Here it is
2 bags of Romaine Lettuce heads from Costco (yes 12 of those heads of lettuce)= 5 1/2 lbs.
1 lg purple onion sliced super fine with a mandolin and thing quartered
1 lb of carrots julienned
6 on the vineroma tomatoes  sliced thin
3 orange/yellow bell peppers sliced thin
Italian style vinegar dressing
1-2 cans small olives

I usually put the lettuce in the dishpan first, add the cheese and dressing, then dump the other stuff in and toss. The children will add croutons to there bowls.

This is one of the very few recipes in which I still put cheese and it’s a three cheese blend of parmesan, romano and asiago.