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Pita Pizzas with Olives, Monterey Jack and Chopped Salad

Here's how you make Pita Pizzas with Olives, Monterey Jack and Chopped Salad
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 5m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • For Chopped Salad
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 small red onion, halved and very thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • Coarse sea salt or Kosher salt and freshly milled black pepper
  • 3 hearts of romaine, coarsely chopped (about 8 cups)
  • 4 medium Kirby cucumbers, quartered lengthwise and cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 medium tomatoes, cored, seeded, and diced (about 1 cup)
  • 1 ripe avocado, diced
  • 5 fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces (or more to taste)
  • 8 - 10 fresh mint leaves, torn into pieces
  • For the Pizzas
  • 9 ounces pita bread, to equal 4 (7-inch) round pita's (Pocketless preferred. Weight is a guestimate)
  • 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, coarsely grated
  • 1/2 cup pitted and roughly chopped green olives
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, minced, or 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • Freshly milled black pepper
  • Shaved Parmesan cheese for garnish
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place pizza stone or an inverted rimmed baking sheet in the upper third of the oven and preheat the oven to 450-degrees F.

  • Step 2: To prepare the salad: Vigorously rub the inside of a large bowl with the garlic. Add the vinegar and red onion na dset aside for 5 minutes. Whisk in the oil and season with salt and pepper. Add the lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado, basil, and mint and toss well.

  • Step 3: Bake the pitas, in batches if necessary, on the heated pizza stone or pan for 3 minutes.

  • Step 4: In a small bowl, combine the cheese, olives, and jalapenos. Divide this mixture among the 4 pitas.

  • Step 5: Return the pitas to the oven, 2 at a time, and bake until the cheese is bubbling and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.

  • Step 6: Mound the salad on top of the pizzas, sprinkle with freshly milled black pepper and Parmesan cheese, and serve.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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