Italian Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette

Ingredients

• 1 large heads romaine lettuce (or green leaf lettuce)
• 1 small red onions thinly sliced into rounds
• ½ small red bell peppers sliced into rings
• ½ cups kalamata olives pitted
• ¼ cups parsley chopped
• 3 roma tomatoes sliced
• 5 pepperoncini peppers chopped
• ½ cups finely grated parmesan cheese (optional)
• ¼ cups extra virgin olive oil
• ¼ cups red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon maple syrup
• ¼ teaspoons sea salt
• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 clove garlic crushed