Spicy Chopped Salad

• 2 cups giardiniera Italian hot pickled vegetable salad (pepperoncini, cauliflower, carrots and celery) drained, available on Italian foods aisle, chopped
• 2 romaine hearts, chopped
• 1/2 cup pitted good quality olives, any variety
• 1/3 pound stick pepperoni or stick salami, diced
• A handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, eyeball it
• 4 tablespoons prepared pesto
• 3 to 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
• Salt and pepper

1. Combine salad ingredients in a bowl and dress salad with vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, then season with salt and pepper, to your taste.
2. In a small bowl, add 4 tablespoons pesto and a splash of red wine vinegar.
3. Slowly pour in extra-virgin olive oil until the dressing just comes together.
4. Drizzle the dressing over top of salad.

giardiniera italian, hearts, olives, pepperoni, parsley, red wine vinegar, pesto, extravirgin olive oil, salt

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/spicy-chopped-salad-recipe2.html (may not work)