Pizza Shop Salad: The Easy-to-Make Italian Chopped Salad You’ll Crave Daily
Since 1974, the Original Stavro's has served pizzas with a Greek twist. But its famous Greek Salad — with its perfect blend of ingredients — might be the real star. Today, we deliver a make-from-home version. Image: Liza Graves
Since 1974, the Original Stavro’s Pizza House has served delicious pizzas in Daytona Beach, Florida, with a Greek twist. On the charming Beach Street corner location, customers not only go for pizza, gyros, and baked Italian dishes, they also go for the Famous Stavro’s Greek Salad.
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I have a handful of favorite salads that I must eat in certain cities. Examples are the Siam Salad from Leon’s Oyster Bar in Charleston, SC, and the Thai Kai salad from J. Alexander’s, which has multiple locations. But my favorite is this Famous Greek Salad I’m talking about today.
Listed on Stavro’s menu, their salad consists of shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, sliced peppers, onions, ham, salami, feta cheese, olives, and Greek peppers. Then, you add the Stavros vinaigrette, and it’s just so good.
Can you just tell how delicious that salad is?
While nothing beats enjoying this Famous Greek Salad at the original Beach Street location, the 10-hour drive from my home isn’t always practical when a craving hits! My homemade version has become a rotating staple in my kitchen, and I think it should be in yours, too!
PinThe perfect pizza salad to serve with pizza … or have on its own. This is already tossed; I use a little less cheese; I also substitute the Kalamata olives for my favorite, Castelvetrano olives! Image: Liza Graves
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PinIf I make this salad during the week, it’s guaranteed I’m having it at least twice, as the first one just makes me crave it again. Image: Liza Graves
This is easy, and it’s one of those salads that tastes better than it should. The ingredients aren’t unusual, and while you think you know what it will taste like, the compound effect is that when these ingredients are combined, they outkick their coverage.
And if you are looking for a salad to serve with pizza and you’re tired of a Caesar, you may have found your new favorite.
This is part of my “Lazy Girl High Protein + High Fiber” recipe series. With each one, I list ingredients I always try to have on hand that I use in the recipe. Find my staples used in today’s recipe below:
This salad includes deli ham, green bell peppers, and salami. Although I don’t always have these ingredients in my fridge, I make it multiple times that same week.
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Pizza Shop Salad
Liza Graves
Based on my love of The Famous Stavros Greek Salad in Daytona Beach, Florida (the best one is found at their Beach Street location), this salad is easy and so yummy! It pairs perfectly with pizza, but makes a great meal on its own as well.
2-3cupsromaine lettuceStavros uses iceberg, so feel free! I typically have romaine in my refrigerator, so I changed their lettuce of choice up a bit.
4cherry tomatoes, slicedor use three slices from a beef steak tomato
1/4cupwhite onion, diced
1/4cupgreen bell pepper, diced
1/4 cuppepperoncini peppers, diced
5ozdeli ham, chopped5 slices of Applegate, Black Forest, Uncured Ham
1ozsalami, chopped
1ozfeta cheese, crumbled
4 Castelvetrano olives, sliced
1tbsolive oil
1/2tbsred wine vinegar
1/4tspdijon mustard
1/4small garlic clove, diced (optional)
1/4tspItalian seasoning
crushed red pepper flakes to taste
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Chop up your lettuce and place in a bowl
Place all ingredients on top of the lettuce up to the oil (vegetables, meat, and cheese).
Either whisk in a separate bowl, or just drizzle the following on top of salad (to then toss): olive oil, vinegar, dijon mustard, garlic, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper
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