Pepperoni Pizza Salad
A quick, crunchy pepperoni pizza salad made with romaine, green bell pepper, chopped pepperoni, shredded pizza cheese, Caesar croutons, chia seeds, and ranch. It has all the pizza-shop flavor in an easy 5-minute salad.
- Category: Lunch
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 cups chopped romaine or salad greens
- 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 8 to 10 slices pepperoni, chopped
- 2 tablespoons shredded pizza cheese or mozzarella
- 1/4 cup Caesar croutons
- 1 teaspoon chia seeds, optional
- 1 to 2 tablespoons ranch dressing, or to taste
Instructions
- Add the chopped romaine or salad greens to a bowl
- Add the chopped green bell pepper, chopped pepperoni, shredded cheese, croutons, and chia seeds
- Drizzle with ranch dressing
- Toss until everything is lightly coated
- Eat right away while the croutons are still crunchy
Notes
- This salad is best eaten immediately after adding the dressing so the croutons stay crunchy.
- Chop the pepperoni into small pieces so the pizza flavor gets distributed throughout the salad instead of sitting in a few big bites.
- Green bell pepper gives this salad the most classic pizza flavor, but red, yellow, or orange bell pepper will also work if that is what you have.
- I used bottled Ken’s ranch when I first made this, but homemade restaurant-style ranch would make it even better.
- For a more filling salad, add grilled chicken, rotisserie chicken, chickpeas, or extra cheese.
- For more pizza flavor, add banana peppers, cherry tomatoes, olives, red onion, oregano, red pepper flakes, or a little grated Parmesan.
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