Sammy's Italian Chop Salad from Inspired Go
Sammy’s Italian Chop Salad is built on one simple belief: a salad should be an experience. One that delivers bold flavour, real texture, and ingredients chosen with intention. From the very first bite, this salad is savoury, tangy, and deeply satisfying, offering layers of flavour that unfold as you eat. It’s the kind of meal that feels indulgent without being heavy, comforting without being boring, and thoughtfully developed to fit into real life. Every element is carefully considered, resulting in a salad that goes far beyond greens and feels substantial, exciting, and complete. It embraces being a chopped salad with a balance of textures, flavours, and colours, making every forkful worth savouring. This salad is brought to you by Sammy Montgoms and prepared with care by Inspired Go. It reflects Sammy’s love of food that’s rooted in tradition and embraces the ease and approachability of modern cooking — taking a deeply personal recipe and transforming it into a ready-to-enjoy meal. It's an authentic taste of Sammy’s kitchen, delivered straight to your door the Inspired Go way!
Sammy Montgoms is a food creator known for her deep love of nostalgic Italian flavours and her passion for cooking food that feels both comforting and exciting — without overcomplicating things. She grew up in a big Italian family where food wasn’t just part of the day, it was the heart of it. Meals were shared often, kitchens were always busy, and recipes were passed down through generations. Sammy learned early on that food is about connection, tradition, and bringing people together. That upbringing shapes everything Sammy creates today. Her cooking style is flavour-first and intentional, rooted in the dishes she grew up watching her family make and tasting along the way, while always keeping ease and approachability in mind. She gravitates toward recipes that feel familiar yet elevated, foods that spark memories but still feel exciting and achievable to eat. Sammy’s Italian Chop Salad is a natural extension of that philosophy. It reflects her personal tastes, her love of Italian-inspired flavours, and her belief that food should feel joyful, satisfying, and made to be shared - she’s thrilled to finally bring this meaningful recipe from her family table to the Inspired Go community!
The Family Dressing That Brings It All Together
At the heart of Sammy’s Italian Chop Salad is her family’s house dressing. It's a savoury, tangy vinaigrette that has been part of her family’s kitchen for decades. This isn’t just a recipe; it’s a piece of family history. It’s the dressing that has sparked countless conversations around the table, been poured generously over meals, and quietly become a staple that everyone in her family knows and loves. Over the years, it’s also become one of Sammy’s most requested and recreated recipes, with her community tagging her time and time again as they make it at home. Made with bright lemon, pepperoncini brine, Dijon mustard, garlic, onion, paprika, oregano, and thyme, the dressing is bold yet balanced. It's tangy without being overpowering and savoury with just the right amount of brightness. It ties every ingredient together, enhancing flavours rather than masking them, and adds depth to every bite. Seeing this dressing take centre stage in a complete, thoughtfully built salad is what makes this collaboration so meaningful. It’s the soul of the dish and the clearest connection to Sammy’s roots!
Sammy’s Take on the Perfect Chop
Every ingredient in this salad reflects the flavours Sammy grew up with and the ones she naturally reaches for in her own kitchen. Al dente orzo brings heartiness and texture, while crisp lettuce keeps things fresh and balanced. Savoury Genoa salami adds richness, layered with the sweetness of roasted red peppers and the briny bite of green olives and pepperoncini. Chickpeas add substance, sun-dried tomatoes deliver concentrated flavour, and shaved parmesan finishes each bite with a salty, nutty depth. What truly sets this salad apart is the chop itself. Everything is cut bite-sized so each forkful delivers a perfect mix of flavours and textures — no searching, no uneven bites, just balance from start to finish. It’s the kind of salad that feels seamless and satisfying, thoughtfully built but easy to enjoy. It feels complete, exciting, and unmistakably Sammy — exactly how she believes a chopped salad should be!
A Taste of Sammy’s Kitchen, Delivered
Sammy's Italian Chop Salad brings together bold Italian-inspired flavours and a deeply personal recipe. It’s comforting yet elevated, simple yet intentional, and a true reflection of how Sammy Montgoms cooks, eats, and shares food. This salad captures the balance she’s always believed in: food that feels familiar and nostalgic, but still exciting and effortless to enjoy! From her iconic family house dressing to the carefully paired ingredients, every element of this salad tells a story of tradition, flavour, and connection. The dressing, made from a recipe passed down and shared for decades, anchors the salad with bold, savoury depth. The ingredients surrounding it are chosen to complement, contrast, and enhance one another, creating a rhythm of textures and flavours that unfold with every bite. Prepared by Inspired Go, this salad makes it easy to enjoy a meaningful, flavour-packed meal designed for real life. With al dente orzo, crisp lettuce, Genoa salami, roasted red peppers, chickpeas, green olives, pepperoncini, sun-dried tomatoes, shaved parmesan, and Sammy’s beloved house dressing, every bite delivers the care and intention behind the recipe. It’s more than a salad — it’s a true taste of Sammy’s kitchen brought to you by Inspired Go, ready to be shared and enjoyed!
