18 sicilian tomato salad Recipes

salt, pasta shells or 8 oz rotini pasta, fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths, summer squash , halved lengthwise and sliced 1/4 inch thick, marinated artichoke hearts, with liquid, sun-dried tomato packed in oil, drained and thinly sliced, red wine vinegar , to taste, chopped fresh oregano or 1 tsp dried oregano, part-skim mozzarella cheese, preferably fresh, diced, salt and black pepper

ripe tomatoes, sweet onion , depending on how much onion you like (vidallia is my favorite), extra virgin olive oil, dried oregano, garlic salt, fresh cracked black pepper, leaves fresh basil, chopped to garnish (depending on how much basil you like)

arugula (3/4 lb), coarse stems discarded and leaves torn into pieces, bibb lettuce (2 small heads), leaves torn if large, celery heart (1/2 lb), thinly sliced on a sharp diagonal, red onion , halved lengthwise and very thinly sliced crosswise, tomatoes, halved, brine-cured black olives (1 cup), drained, drained bottled capers, rinsed, extra-virgin olive oil, coarse sea salt (preferably sicilian), red-wine vinegar

iceberg lettuce blend, pickled banana peppers, drained and sliced, sliced green olives with pimientos, drained, tomatoes, chopped, celery ribs, chopped, chopped pepperoni, cubed part-skim mozzarella cheese, italian salad dressing

pasta shells, italian diced tomatoes, drained, tomato, diced, cubed part-skim mozzarella cheese, chopped red onion, sliced ripe olives, drained, minced fresh parsley, olive oil, salt, pepper

mayonnaise , no substitute, dijon mustard, best quality, garlic, minced (i like it garlicky), onion, minced, celery, minced, lemon , juice of, fine salt, white pepper, boiled chopped cooked chicken, mango, cubed, toasted crouton, tomato, seeded and diced, toasted pine nuts, halved, romaine lettuce

shrimp, peeled and deveined, bay scallop, calamari, cut into rings and tentacles halved, fennel, very thinly sliced, onion, halved and thinly sliced, grape tomatoes, halved, flat leaf parsley, chopped, sicilian olives, pitted and coarsely chopped, kalamata olive, pitted and coarsely chopped, fresh lemon juice, red wine vinegar, salt, fresh ground pepper

peeled and deveined shrimp, bay scallops, calamari, cut into rings and tentacles halved, very thinly sliced fennel (about 1 bulb), onion, halved and thinly sliced, grape tomatoes, halved, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped pitted sicilian olives or other green olive, coarsely chopped pitted kalamata olives or other black olive, fresh lemon juice, red wine vinegar, salt, freshly ground black pepper

tomato basil penne (or any other pasta), green pepper , julienned, onion , julienned, head fresh broccoli, cut into florets, diced pepperoni, sliced black olives, pepperoncini pepper, garlic cloves, minced, balsamic vinegar, olive oil (evoo), tabasco garlic pepper sauce, chopped fresh basil, chopped fresh oregano, freshly grated parmesan cheese

rice, pine nuts, drained and chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained capers, chopped red onion (about 1/2 small onion), tuna, drained, anchovy fillets, drained and minced, olive oil, lemon juice, red- or white-wine vinegar, salt, fresh-ground black pepper, sliced basil or mint leaves

romaine lettuce, arugula, sopressata, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, black sicilian olives, red onions, cucumbers, ricotta salata cheese, olive oil, oregano red wine vinegar and lemon dressing

fresh green beans, trimmed, ribs celery, chopped, european or english seedless cucumber, diced, vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped, red onion, chopped, hot peppers , small cherry peppers or peperoncini peppers, marinated mushrooms, drained, flat anchovies, drained and chopped, green olives, pitted and coarsely chopped, red wine vinegar , eyeball it, extra-virgin olive oil , eyeball it, salt and coarse black pepper

green beans, trimmed, stalks celery, chopped, seedless cucumber, diced, vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped, red onion, chopped, hot peppers , small cherry peppers or 8 pepperoncini peppers, marinated mushrooms, flat anchovies, drained and chopped, green olives, pitted and coarsely chopped, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste

white bread (thin cut like pepperidge farm), green beans, trimmed, coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper, romaine lettuce hearts, trimmed and shredded, head radicchio (or treviso, shredded), fresh basil leaf (1 handful , torn), fresh flat leaf parsley (1 handful, chopped ), tuna , in oil (italian , drained), green sicilian olives (pitted ), garbanzo beans, drained, caper berries, drained, grape tomatoes or 12 tomatoes, on the vine, corn (frozen ), balsamic vinegar (6 years or older), extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling

balsamic vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, sharp provolone, cut into pieces or crumbled into large pieces (sharp cheese like this can break up really easily), bocconcini , bite sized pieces of mozzarella, plain or marinated, drained then halved with knife or kitchen scissors, whole roasted red peppers, drained and cut into pieces with knife or scissors, carrots, chopped, celery ribs, chopped, artichoke hearts in water, drained and quartered, pepperoni, deli sliced genoa salami (not so thin on the cut) chopped with knife or scissors into bite size pieces, pitted fancy black and/or green pitted olives, like kalamata and sicilian olives, located in bulk bins near the deli counter in your market, grape tomatoes , cut a few in 1/2 and leave a bunch whole, heart of romaine lettuce , cut into bite sized pieces with a knife or scissors, basil leaves , torn or snipped into slivers

penne pasta , cooked al dente, garlic clove (sliced ), green bell pepper (julienned), red bell pepper (julienned), yellow bell pepper (julienned), sweet onion (sliced & separated ), marinated artichoke hearts, chopped roughly, sun-dried tomatoes, roughly chopped, sicilian olives (sliced ), feta cheese (to garnish ), mayonnaise, pesto sauce, lemon , juice of, salt & pepper, extra virgin olive oil