Pizza Salad with Tomato Vinaigrette
Serves:
14
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Many of the ingredients in a deluxe pizza go into this no-hassle salad. Feel free to substitute pepperoni for the Canadian bacon. The dressing is great on other salads, too.
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Ingredients:
| vinaigrette: | |
| 1 (8-ounce) can | tomato sauce |
| 1/2 cup | olive oil |
| 1/4 cup | white wine vinegar |
| 1 teaspoon | sugar |
| 1 teaspoon | dried oregano |
| 1 | garlic clove, minced |
| 1/2 teaspoon | salt |
| salad: | |
| 1 package | (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach |
| 1/2 pound | canadian bacon, cut into thin strips |
| 1 cup | (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese |
| 1 cup | (4 ounces) shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese |
| 2 | medium tomatoes, cut into wedges and seeded |
| 1 | medium green pepper, finely chopped |
| 1 (2 1/4-ounce) can | sliced ripe olives, drained |
| 3 | fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced |
| 1 tablespoon | minced chives |
Directions:
In a small bowl, whisk the vinaigrette ingredients. Chill until serving.
In a large salad bowl, combine the spinach, bacon, cheeses, tomatoes, pepper, olives, basil and chives. Just before serving, whisk dressing and drizzle 1 cup over salad; toss to coat. Save remaining dressing for another use. Yield: 10-1/2 cups salad plus 3/4 cup leftover dressing.
Source: tasteofhome.com
