Italian Chopped Salad

Italian Chopped Salad
From e-mealplanning.com adapted from many versions
The adaptations of this recipe are endless; the basic concept is a salad made of antipasti items, so you can make your salad using your favorites.

1 head Romaine lettuce chopped into 1 inch squares
¼ lb sliced salami, chopped
1 ½ cup drained, rinsed, chopped artichoke hearts (15 oz can)
1 15 oz can kidney beans or 1 15 oz can garbanzo beans (chickpeas) (or add half of each)
1/3 cup shredded mozzarella or provolone cheese
1/3 cup chopped red onion
8 oil-packed sundried tomato halves drained and chopped

Toss everything together and add dressing or serve the dressing on the side.

Dressing
You can make a simple dressing of 4 tbl vinegar of your choice (red wine is good) with 3tbl olive oil whisked together with a little salt and fresh ground pepper.  Or use your favorite bottled vinaigrette.