Grinder Salad Recipe

This grinder salad recipe takes everything you love about a classic Italian sub sandwich and turns it into a bold, crave-worthy chopped salad. Packed with savory deli meats, crunchy lettuce, provolone cheese, and a creamy, tangy dressing, it delivers big deli flavor in every bite—no bread required.

Course Appetizer, dinner, lunch, Main Dishes

Cuisine American, Italian, Mediterranean

Keyword creamy, deli, grinder salad recipe, salad, savory, tiktok viral grinder salad

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 0

Servings Servings

Calories 411kcal

Author Bon Appeteach

Ingredients

Grinder Salad Ingredients

1 head Green Leaf Lettuce shredded
1/2 small Red Onion sliced thin
1/2 cup Pepperocinis or Banana Peppers sliced into rings
4 oz Salami sliced thin
4 oz Capricola sliced thin
4 oz Proscioutto sliced thin
4 oz Roasted Turkey sliced thin
4 oz Provolone shredded
1 Beef Steak Tomato thinly sliced

Grinder Salad Dressing

1/2 cup Mayo
1/2 cup Olive Oil
1 tbsp. Garlic minced
2 tsp Red Wine Vinegar
1/2` cup Grated Parmesan
1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
1 tsp Oregano
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Black Pepper

Instructions

Grinder Salad Dressing

Combine all the salad dressing ingredients into a small mixing bowl and whisk thoroughly. (The dressing may be on the thicker side)

Grinder Salad Assembly

Take the head of lettuce and slice it thinly and place it in a large mixing bowl.
Add the pepperoncini's and the onions to the bowl. The pour the dressing over the lettuce mixture and toss until combine.
Place the lettuce mixture onto a platter and set it aside.
Use a serrated knife and thinly slice the tomatoes and layer over the top of the lettuce mixture.
Next, prep the deli meats. Roll each piece then thinly slice it into strips until all of the meat is sliced. Pile it over the tomatoes.
Add some extra salt, pepper, and red pepper flaked over the deli meats as a garnish.
You can toss the entire salad or serve layered and enjoy!

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Notes

While I love this as a salad, you can serve it open-faced on sliced and toasted bread or in a hoagie. It's also amazing as a salad wrap too.

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