Last Updated September 11th, 2023 at 11:24 am by Lisa
A colorful Pizza Salad loaded with our favorite pizza toppings like mini pepperoni, black olives, veggies like mushrooms, tangy pepperoncini, tiny ripe tomatoes, and little balls of buffalo mozzarella cheese.
This Italian salad pizza inspired recipe is healthy, low carb, drizzled with a creamy sun-dried tomato dressing with all the flavors of pizza we crave...
Pizza Salad Recipe
These are the ingredients to make a pizza salad, but just like pizza there are endless topping options!
- romaine lettuce
- small grape tomatoes sliced in halves (or small cherry tomatoes)
- sliced mushrooms
- pepperoncini sliced rings
- black olives sliced
- red onions sliced thin or try my Pickled Red Onions!
- mini bell peppers sliced
- mini turkey pepperonis
- mini buffalo mozzarella cheese balls (Bocconcini halves) or shredded mozzarella
- fresh basil (thin ribbons)
- chopped parsley
- Chop the Romaine lettuce into small pieces, and place the lettuce on the plate. Slice the grape or cherry tomatoes in half, mushrooms, and pepperoncini in thin slices, drain the sliced black olives and add all these ingredients to the salad.
- Finely dice the red onion, slice the mini bell peppers, and add those to the salad. Top with the mini turkey pepperoni, mozzarella balls cut in half, and chopped basil and parsley.
Optional: You can try my Marinated Mozzarella Balls recipe and use this in the Pizza Salad! So easy and delicious with fresh herbs...
Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Dressing
- Greek yogurt
- Sun-Dried Tomatoes
- shallot
- Italian seasoning
- apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar
- sea salt
- black pepper
- cold water (to thin dressing)
- In a mini food processor, blender, or with a stick blender in a cup whip the dressing together. You can also whisk or shake thd dressing ingredients and finely chop the Sun Dried tomato in it. Place the Greek yogurt, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, shallot, Italian seasoning, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, and water to thin it out.
- Mix well until all the ingredients are combined and drizzle on the salad.
Swaps, Variations, and Additions
- Swap Options: Instead of using a head of Romaine lettuce, try a spring mix, spicy arugula, or iceberg lettuce. Green bell peppers would be great in place of the colorful mini bell peppers. If you like onions, use some green onions in place of the red onion. Other nice additions are white beans or chickpeas!
- Make a pizza pasta salad: Grab a large bowl, and boil your favorite short pasta like fusilli, farfalle, rotini, bow tie, or penne and toss in some olive oil and red wine vinegar to keep the pasta from sticking then toss in all the salad ingredients except the lettuce. You can also sprinkle on some red pepper flakes, garlic powder, or garlic salt too. Drizzle on some homemade Italian dressing, and you have a great potluck picnic salad!
- Top your own crispy crust: Most grocery stores carry pizza dough nowadays, and you can bake one in your oven, or in one of those outdoor pizza ovens! Bake the pizza crust on a baking sheet, sheet pan, or a pizza stone. Make a full pizza night with this salad as a side dish or spread some tomato pizza sauce, and cheese, and then put this cool salad on top!
- Meal prep tips: Put any unused ingredients into separate containers for the next day, and store the airtight containers in the fridge to use all week.
- More additions: Add chopped marinated artichoke hearts, sliced green olives, or grated fresh mozzarella, provolone, and parmesan cheese would be great additions. Add sliced or diced salami on top. Add some more seasoning, dried oregano. Make my Homemade Croutons with baguettes, they taste amazing with salads and soup!
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Use a creamy Italian dressing, buttermilk ranch dressing, or a simple parmesan lemon vinaigrette would all be great!
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Pizza Salad Recipe
Ingredients
Pizza Salad
- 2 cups romaine lettuce chopped
- ½ cup small grape tomatoes sliced in halves
- ½ cup fresh sliced mushrooms
- ¼ cup pepperoncinis sliced rings
- ½ cup black olives sliced
- 1 tablespoon red onions fine dice
- ¼ cup mini bright color bell peppers sliced into rings
- ¼ cup mini turkey pepperonis
- ¼ cup mini buffalo mozzerella balls Bocconcini halves
- 2 tablespoons basil thin ribbons
- 1 tablespoon parsley chopped
Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Dressing
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 small shallot
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ½ cup water to thin dressing
Instructions
Pizza Salad
- Chop the Romaine lettuce into small pieces, and place the lettuce on the plate. Slice the cherry tomatoes in half, mushrooms and pepperoncini in thin slices, drain the sliced black olives and add all these ingredients to the salad.
- Finely dice the red onion, slice the mini bell peppers, and add those to the salad. Top with the mini turkey pepperoni, mozzarella balls cut in half, and chopped basil and parsley.
Creamy Tomato Dressing
- In a mini food processor, blender, or with a stick blender in a cup whip the dressing together. Place the Greek yogurt, sun dried tomatoes, shallot, Italian seasoning, apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper, and water to thin it out.
- Mix well until all the ingredients are combined and drizzle on the salad.
Notes
Swaps, Variations, and Additions
- Make a pizza pasta salad: grab a large bowl, and boil your favorite short pasta like fusilli, farfalle, rotini, bow tie, or penne and toss in some olive oil and red wine vinegar to keep the pasta from sticking then toss in all the salad ingredients except the lettuce. You can also sprinkle on some red pepper flakes, garlic powder, or garlic salt too. Drizzle on some homemade Italian dressing, and you have a great potluck picnic salad!
- Top your own crispy crust: most grocery stores carry pizza dough nowadays, and you can bake one in your oven, or in one of those outdoor pizza ovens! Bake the pizza crust on a baking sheet, sheet pan, or a pizza stone. Make a full pizza night with this salad as a side dish or spread some tomato pizza sauce, and cheese, and then put this cool salad on top!
- Meal prep tips: put any unused ingredients into separate containers for the next day, and store the airtight containers in the fridge to use all week.
- Swap options: instead of using a head Romaine lettuce, try a spring mix, spicy arugula, or iceberg lettuce. And green bell pepper would be great in place of the colorful mini bell peppers. If you like onions, use some green onions in place of the red onion.
- More additions: add chopped marinated artichoke hearts, sliced green olives, or grated parmesan cheese would be great additions.
- Other dressings: use a creamy Italian dressing, buttermilk ranch dressing, or a simple parmesan lemon vinaigrette would all be great!
What a fantastic salad for the summer and fall! Such amazing flavors!! And that dressing, I'm licking the spoon!