Pizza Salad
"Ever want pepperoni pizza but know you really need a salad? This pizza salad satisfies your bread craving and gives you fresh greens. This is YUMMY!"
- Ready In:
- 38mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
-
Tomato-Basil Dressing
- 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄4 cup fresh basil leaf, loosely packed
-
Salad
- 3 medium tomatoes, cored and coarsely chopped
- 1⁄2 lb fresh mozzarella cheese, diced
- 1⁄2 cup fresh basil leaf, loosely packed
- 6 cups green leaf lettuce, pieces
- 2 ounces sliced pepperoni
- 1 italian pizza bread pizza crust (I like a loaf of foccacia with sun dried tomato)
directions
- Heat oven to 450.
- For the dressing: Mix tomato, oil, and garlic in a small skillet or saucepan.
- Cook over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, breaking apart the tomatoes with a spoon.
- Transfer to a blender and add vinegar, salt, pepper, sugar, and basil.
- Pulse to blend and set dressing aside.
- Place prepared pizza shell on rack in 450 degree oven.
- Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until shell is crisp and lightly browned.
- For the salad, combine the tomatoes, mozzarella, basil, lettuce, and pepperoni in a large bowl.
- Remove pizza shell from the oven and slice into bite-sized pieces.
- Add pizza pieces to the bowl and toss with dressing.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
AmyZoe
Nampa, Idaho
I love to try new recipes, and this is a wonderful site to find new additions. I rarely make the same thing twice because it's so much fun to try something different. My life long dream is to travel the world and eat my way around it.
