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Pizza Salad

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  • Servings: 4-8
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 10-15m
    • The following recipe serves 4-8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • Cheese and Marinade:
  • 2⁄3 cup balsamic salad dressing (a good quality store brand is fine, or you can make your own)
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh mozzarella, diced (you can even use the fresh mozzarella balls, but they cost more)
  • Pinch red pepper flakes
  • Tomato Dressing:
  • 6 ounces V8 juice (tomato juice also works; but I love the flavor of V8)
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced very fine
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • Pizza Crust:
  • 1 large pre-made pizza crust (Boboli is one brand, but any store bought packaged pre-made crust will work)
  • 2⁄3 cup parmesan cheese, grated (not shredded, you want a fine grate)
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced very fine
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • Pepper
  • Salad:
  • 8 cups romaine, rough chopped
  • 1 cup pepperoni, diced (I get mine from the grocers deli, so I can get thicker slices and then dice them)
  • 1 cup Italian ham, diced (any of your favorite ham from the grocers deli, thick sliced to dice)
  • 1 (7 ounce) jar roasted red pepper, diced
  • 1 medium red onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced
  • 1/2 cup black olives, cut in half
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: Lots of Steps ... But one step at a time, and they are not time consuming or difficult. But adding all the ingredients really make this a good salad.

  • Step 2: Cheese ... Add the cheese, balsamic dressing and red pepper flakes to a pie plate or small dish and toss to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and set to the side. This is actually better is you marinate it all day - even over night - but at least 1 hour. Longer the better. Note: you can purchase the pre-marinated mozzarella balls, but they are pricey and not nearly as good.

  • Step 3: Dressing ... Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl, or I like to use a tupperware container and just shake everything, but use whatever you want. Again, make ahead - it is even better when it sets a few hours.

  • Step 4: Pizza Crust ... Brush the crust with olive oil mixed with the garlic, and oregano. Then sprinkle on the pepper and cheese. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes until golden brown (follow pkg directions; every brands cooking directions are a bit different).

  • Step 5: Salad ... While your pizza crust is cooking - make your salad. Add to a large bowl or serving platter, the lettuce, onion, pepperoni, ham, red peppers, and olives; toss well. Remove the mozzarella from the marinade with a slotted spoon and add to the salad - you don't want any of the marinade in your salad. Then top with some of the tomato dressing and toss to combine (you probably won't use all the dressing; but it will last up to a week in the refrigerator). You can always add the dressing on the side.

  • Step 6: Cut the pizza crust with your pizza wheel and add the warm cheesy slices to the salad. You can cut it as small or as large as you want. You can add smaller bites to the salad, almost like croutons - or you can add larger slices, like a garnish. That is up to you.

  • Step 7: Serve ... A roasted corn or black bean soup would be a nice side; or a fruit salad. As I said, it has a few components, but nothing difficult and it is really worth making. ENJOY!

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