This allowed his clientele to have their healthy salad, be photographed looking fabulous, and still fit into their gowns. His daughter, Gigi Leon, the current owner of LaScala, claims that those same celebrities would complain that the original salad was too hard to eat, so her father came up with chopping the lettuces, salami, and cheese together into tiny bits. He claimed that he introduced the dish because it was perfect for the celebrities who frequently lunched or dined there and who needed something that was light and healthy, yet satisfying. The classic LaScala salad was created by Chef Leon in the 1950s at his famous restaurant. I love the clean and simple flavors and I love that everything is chopped to a uniform size.
What’s not to love about this salad? Plus, it’s so simple with endless ways to customize it. This salad has cool, crunchy lettuce, a creaminess from the chickpeas, little salty bits from the salami and cheese, and a sharp tang from the dressing.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe! WHAT IS AN ITALIAN CHOPPED SALAD-LA SCALA STYLE? It was a seriously long week out there dreaming of another of these salads. So when I found an old copy of an LA Times article with the recipe, I could not wait to get home and try it. All I can say is it was Nirvana in my mouth. While on a business trip to Newport Beach, I had to make a pilgrimage to the LaScala Boutique restaurant and have one for myself. This delicious salad is my take on the iconic Leon salad served at LaScala’s restaurant in Beverly Hills.
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