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Tossed Pizza Salad

Begin the meal with chilled canned vichyssoise sprinkled with chopped fresh chives. A bowl of marinated green and black olives goes well with the salad, and a compote of the season's best fruits -- berries, melon and peaches -- is a nice finish. This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Courses: Salads
Serves: 2 people

Recipe Ingredients

4 oz 113gFully-baked pizza crust, such as Boboli - cubed
1 1/2 cups 93g / 3.3ozDiced tomatoes
1/2 cup 118mlThinly-sliced fresh basil
1/2 cup 118mlBottled Italian dressing
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozGreen bell pepper - chopped (small)
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozDiced fresh mozzarella cheese - (abt 4 oz)
1/2   Sliced pepperoni - (3 1/2 oz pkg)
1   Large bunch arugula - stemmed
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Toss pizza crust, tomatoes, basil and 1/4 cup dressing in large bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Mix in bell pepper, cheese, pepperoni and arugula. Add remaining 1/4 cup dressing; toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

This recipe yields 2 servings; can be doubled.

Source:
Bon Appetit, August 1999

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