About this
It seems that every town has a hero sub shop of one type or another; all serving the ubiquitous hero submarine sandwich with which we are all familiar. There is a lighter form of the familiar hero sub which you can throw together with just a few key ingredients. It has all the flavor, all the texture and all the beauty but it is served on a plate or bowl instead of within the center of an entire baguette. It’s the hero salad and if you’re a fan of subs, you’re going to love this one.
It seems that no one is certain where or when the term hero became synonymous with submarine sandwich. It’s believed to have come about in New York, sometime back in the 1930s when the hero sub started becoming popular, particularly in Italian neighborhoods.
Hero Sub Salad
Ingredients
for the salad
- 2 cups romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 roma tomato seeded and diced
- 1 red onion small, diced
- 1 cup hard salami diced
- 2 oz Provolone cheese diced
- 2 oz black olives (Small handful) pitted and sliced
for the hero sub salad dressing
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning dried
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- black ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Toss salad ingredients in large bowl.
- Using small bowl, whisk together hero sub salad dressing ingredients.
- Toss salad with vinaigrette and serve.
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Patricia @Grab a Plate says
You had me at salami and provolone 🙂 Great stuff here!
Scott from Platter Talk says
Put anything with provolone, and I am one happy man. -Scott
Aunt Bee says
We LOVE salami and provolone and that homemade dressing! Yum!
Dan from Platter Talk says
Thanks, Aunt Bee. They’re all good things!
Patty Anderson says
Nice addition of the salami and provolone – I’m all for that! Great recipe.
Dan from Platter Talk says
Thanks, Patty. Wish I could have shared this salad with you!
Cindy @ Hun... What's for Dinner? says
Mmmm, I bet the spicy salami goes great with the salty olives and crisp lettuce. Great salad!
Dan from Platter Talk says
Thanks for the nice comments, Cindy. The whole family enjoyed this sub in a salad bowl!