Italian Salad

INGREDIENTS   

• ½ cup olive oil
• 5 T. white wine vinegar
• 1 T. mayonnaise
• 1 T. sugar
• 1½ teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 garlic clove, finely grated
• kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
• 1 small head of iceberg lettuce
• ½ small red onion, sliced into rings
• 2 oz. provolone picante cheese, thinly sliced
• 1 cup drained small mozzarella balls, torn
• 10 pepperoncini, halved if large 

DIRECTIONS   

1. Whisk oil, vinegar, mayonnaise, sugar, oregano, and garlic in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Cut lettuce in half through stem end. Tear apart into large pieces. Arrange on a platter and scatter onion, provolone, mozzarella, and pepperoncini over, nestling in among leaves. 
3. Drizzle with dressing to coat to your liking (you’ll probably have some extra) and top with more black pepper.

Recipe Author: Bonappetit