Toni Bankson Recipe ✓ Classic Tossed Salad

This is a delicious salad that goes great with any meal, especially Italian!

Ingredients

• 1 cup blanched slivered almonds
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1 head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
• 1 head red leaf lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
• 1 (8 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 6 fresh mushrooms, sliced
• ¼ cup grated Romano cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) bottle Italian salad dressing

Cooking Directions

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place the almonds in the skillet, and cook, stirring frequently until lightly browned. When the almonds are beginning to turn, add sesame seeds, and cook 1 more minute, or until seeds are toasted.
2. In a large salad bowl, combine lettuce with feta cheese, olives, almonds, sesame seeds, tomatoes, onion, mushrooms, and Romano cheese. When ready to serve, toss with Italian dressing.

Nutrition Facts

• calories203.6
• carbohydrateContent8.8 g
• cholesterolContent19.4 mg
• fatContent16.4 g
• fiberContent2.6 g
• proteinContent6.9 g
• saturatedFatContent4.7 g
• sodiumContent639 mg
• sugarContent3.7 g