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Grinder Salad

Julie Chelombitko
Have you tried the viral Grinder sandwich? This Grinder salad recipe is the salad that goes with the sandwich but I enjoyed it so much I started making it as a side!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

  • 1 salad bowl
  • 1 salad tongs
  • 1 knife
  • 1 Cutting Board

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium Iceberg lettuce
  • 1 medium purple onion
  • 3 tablespoon relish
  • ½ cup banana pepper
  • 2 tablespoon Italian vinaigrette
  • 3 tbsp Mayonnaise

Instructions
 

  • Chop ingredients: Chop the head of iceberg lettuce, a purple onion, ½ cup banana peppers, and add in 3 tablespoon of relish.
    chopped onions, banana peppers, relish
  • Mix the grinder salad with dressing: Mix 3 tablespoon of mayonnaise and 2 tablespoon of vinaigrette. Serve as a side or in a grinder sandwich.
    iceberg lettuce salad with mayo dressing

Notes

  • Substitutions and Variations:

    • Italian vinaigrette - Make your own grinder salad dressing from scratch by mixing the following ingredients: 2 tbsp red wine vinegar, 1 tsp banana pepper juice, 2 teaspoon Italian seasonings, ½ tsp salt, Pepper, to taste
    • Relish- Dice pickles into small pieces and use them instead of relish in the salad.
If eating the grinder salad as a salad on its own and not part of the Grinder sandwich. Then add Salami and Parmesan cheese to make it more filling.
Keyword grinder sandwhich, iceburg lettuce, salad