Keto Pizza Salad w/ Homemade Italian Dressing

Name: Keto Pizza Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Yield: 4 dinner plates of salad
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil; 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon dijon mustard; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon Swerve granular; 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1/2 teaspoon salt; pinch of black pepper; 1 bundle red leaf lettuce, chopped; 1 bundle romaine lettuce, chopped; 3 oz. pepperoni, sliced; 3 oz. dry salami, sliced; 1/2 of a red bell pepper, chopped; 1/2 cup mushrooms, chopped; 1/2 cup red onions, chopped; 5 slices mozzarella cheese, chopped; 4 oz. ham, diced; 2.25 oz. can sliced black olives; 3 tablespoon sliced pepperoncini, from the jar; 1/3 cup feta cheese; 12 grape tomatoes, sliced; 8 small fresh mozzarella balls

By Lina | Recipe/DIY Content Creator

Jan 17, 2020 @ 10:00 AM MST

Keto Pizza Salad

yield: 4 SERVINGS

prep time: 25 MINUTES

total time: 25 MINUTES

Ingredients

For the Salad Dressing:

1/2 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Swerve granular
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
pinch of black pepper

For the Salad:

1 bundle red leaf lettuce, chopped
1 bundle romaine lettuce, chopped
3 oz. pepperoni, sliced
3 oz. dry salami, sliced
1/2 of a red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup mushrooms, chopped
1/2 cup red onions, chopped
5 slices mozzarella cheese, chopped
4 oz. ham, diced
2.25 oz. can sliced black olives
3 tablespoon sliced pepperoncini, from the jar
1/3 cup feta cheese
12 grape tomatoes, sliced
8 small fresh mozzarella balls

Directions

Mix all the salad dressing ingredients into a small jar and shake well, and set aside. Optional step: For even better results, chill the mixed dressing in the fridge for a couple of hours.

Wash, chop, and spin lettuce in a salad spinner, set aside. Chop up the remaining salad ingredients and add to a large bowl. Mix so all elements are incorporated.

To plate the salad, add about 3 cups of lettuce to each dinner plate and pour 1/4 of the toppings on top. Add salad dressing to taste to each plate as desired. Alternatively, you could add everything, including the lettuce, to a very large bowl and toss with the desired amount of salad dressing—it's up to you.

Nutrition Information

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We love a good salad with lots of toppings as an easy keto dinner idea!

This hearty pizza salad is full of delicious meat, cheese, and bright veggie toppings, and bursting with lots of bold flavors from our 5-minute homemade keto Italian vinaigrette dressing.

All of these low carb toppings like pepperoni, mushrooms, olives, and mozzarella cheese are popular pizza toppings, which is why I’m calling it a pizza salad!

Really the beauty of a large salad like this is you can omit or add any keto ingredients YOU love. These are suggestions and can also be a great opportunity to use up odds and ends in the fridge you may have on hand, as well as use the cheese and meat combos you enjoy.

If you’re newer to keto, check out our keto veggie guide to find out which ones are best.

Hip Recipe Tips:

- The key to a great salad is chopping everything well, including the lettuce, so you get multiple items in one bite. Make sure to run the lettuce through a salad spinner to get the moisture out so it’ll be nice and crispy.

- You’ll need a keto sweetener to balance the apple cider vinegar and dijon mustard in the salad dressing. I used Swerve granular and it turned out great. Feel free to use your favorite sweetener to taste. Remember: salad dressing is easy to taste and tweak to your taste buds!

- This recipe makes a 5 oz jar of salad dressing so you may have some leftover. It can be stored in the fridge for up to a week. Just shake well before using.

- In fact, salad dressings taste even better over time, so consider making the dressing a little ahead of time for optimum flavor (though, it’s not required).