Portillo's Chopped Salad Recipe
This homemade Portillo's Chopped Salad is just as good as the real thing! Packed with delicious ingredients like veggies, pasta, bacon and cheese- it's fresh, crisp, savory and filling.
Ingredients
For the salad
- 3 Cups cooked ditalini pasta drained and cooled
- 2 Cups cooked chicken breast diced
- 1 Cup cooked bacon chopped
- 5 Cups romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 Cup iceberg lettuce chopped
- 1 Cup red cabbage chopped
- 2 Cups cherry or grape tomatoes quartered
- ½ Cup scallions green and light green parts only, thinly sliced
- ½ Cup gorgonzola or other blue cheese crumbled
For the dressing
- ½ Cup olive oil
- ¼ Cup white balsamic vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 Small garlic clove grated or finely minced
- ½ Teaspoon granulated sugar
- ½ Teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ Teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ Teaspoon cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain and let cool.
- Whisk all of the ingredients for the dressing together. Taste and adjust seasoning to your preference.
- Add all of the ingredients for the salad to a large serving bowl. Add the dressing in small increments, tossing as you go, so that you don't accidentally overdress the salad.
- Serve right away. Enjoy!
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