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The Evolution of Pizza Night: Italian Salad Cups Recipe

By Chrysa | 120 Comments

bFor many of us, pizza and pizza nights have been a staple since waaaaaaay back when. From simple Saturday night pizza nights or movie nights to special celebrations like birthday parties, sports tournament wins and graduations – pizza has always been a tried and true go-to choice.

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I have fun pizza memories from childhood, but some of the best long-ago pizza memories come from high school and college. We're throwing it way back with the picture above where we are celebrating our high school graduation. Don't you just love all those feathered hairstyles of the 80s?

Red Baron Thin & Crispy Pizza

Fast forward a LOT of years and we're still enjoying our pizza! Now-a-days, however, I'm more likely to be sharing my pizza with my hubby and we're not likely to pair our pizza with french fries and nachos like we tended to do back in high school days. A salad is a more likely choice today!

Italian Salad Cups Recipe

A salad that we love that is also easy to serve for either just ourselves or especially for a pizza party, is this Italian Salad Cups Recipe.
 

Italian Salad Cups Recipe

 
INGREDIENTS:
FOR SALAD:
10 oz bag hearts of romaine
1/2 green pepper
2 tomatoes, seeded
3 thick slices deli salami
3 thick slices deli pepperoni
3 slices provolone cheese
4 oz fresh mozzarella
1 Tbsp parmesan cheese

FOR DRESSING:
3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced
salt & pepper to taste (just a few dashes)
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS:
For the salad, chop the lettuce and place in a large bowl. Chop remaining ingredients and mix with lettuce.
For the dressing, mix vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper. Stir until salt is dissolved. Add olive oil and stir well.
Toss the dressing with the salad mixture to serve.

Italian Salad Cups Recipe

For us, Red Baron is a staple when it comes to pizza night at home. I'm not kidding that if you open our garage freezer right now you will see it stuffed with 8 Red Baron pizzas on one shelf! We are picky when it comes to frozen pizza, but Red Baron pizzas start with just the right crust and are then topped with a flavorful sauce with just the right combination of herbs and spices, with the crowning glory of lots of yummy cheese.

Be sure to visit Red Baron to travel through time and enjoy the Timeless tradition of pizza night, as showcased with traditions, fads and trends from the four decades that Red Baron has been around. I love the throwback photos!!

Help Red Baron celebrate 40 years by enjoying a family pizza night!

Red Baron Pizza with Italian Salad Roll-Ups

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About Chrysa

Chrysa is the founder and owner of ThriftyJinxy.com, a site dedicated to living a fabulous life on a frugal budget. Her approach is that by spending less on the boring everyday stuff, you can have more money to splurge on the things you REALLY want, whether it’s travel, fashion, electronics – you name it! Chrysa is married, has an 11-year-old nephew she dotes on, as well as three lovable cats and a big sweetie of a German Shepherd.

Comments

  2. Cathy French says

    I think I would most enjoy the french bread pizza. I didn’t even know Red Baron had french bread pizza.

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  11. Julie Lundstrom says

    I like the French Bread pizza and the Classic Crust cheese pizza. I have Red Baron’s in my freezer now.

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  20. Jean D. says

    This page and your photos make me hungry. Can’t wait to see what I can rustle up from my kitchen!

    Thanks for a great giveaway.

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  25. Anastasia Falling says

    I know some people think this is boring, but I LOVE cheese pizza! So I’d have to go with the RED BARON ® RISING CRUST CHEESE PIZZA 🙂

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  37. Laurie Nykaza says

    The RED BARON ® BRICK OVEN PIZZA looks so good love to try all the flavors they make looks so good.

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  77. al says

    I would like the Red Baron Deep Dish Singles (Cheese), and I seriously, repeat, seriously, resent your robot calling me “spam”.

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  80. Karen M says

    Red Baron Thin & Crispy BBQ Style Chicken Pizza is the first one I want to try. The Thin 4 Cheese would be the second one to try. Thanks

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  85. Amber S. says

    I’d love the Classic Crust Mexican Style Pizza! It’s my favorite! We add sour cream and sliced olives after cooking the pizza. Yummy!

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  101. Kathleen S. says

    My favorite is the RED BARON® Pepperoni French Bread Pizza Singles. I actually have one in my freezer right now.

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  107. Barbara says

    We like Red Baron Thin and Crispy (not pepperoni) cheese, doctored up with an entire chopped tomato. Yum!

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