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.
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!
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:
- A jar of Castelvetrano olives
- A jar of pepperoncini peppers
- Feta cheese (I like Boar’s Head brand)
- Onions, tomatoes, lettuce
- Olive oil
- Red wine vinegar
- Italian seasoning
- Dijon mustard
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.
Pizza Shop Salad
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.
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups romaine lettuce Stavros uses iceberg, so feel free! I typically have romaine in my refrigerator, so I changed their lettuce of choice up a bit.
- 4 cherry tomatoes, sliced or use three slices from a beef steak tomato
- 1/4 cup white onion, diced
- 1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced
- 1/4 cup pepperoncini peppers, diced
- 5 oz deli ham, chopped 5 slices of Applegate, Black Forest, Uncured Ham
- 1 oz salami, chopped
- 1 oz feta cheese, crumbled
- 4 Castelvetrano olives, sliced
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1/2 tbs red wine vinegar
- 1/4 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/4 small garlic clove, diced (optional)
- 1/4 tsp Italian seasoning
- crushed red pepper flakes to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Chop up your lettuce and place in a bowl
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Place all ingredients on top of the lettuce up to the oil (vegetables, meat, and cheese).
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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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Use some tongs and toss it really well.
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Serve!
Nutrition
Calories: 561kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 43gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 118mgSodium: 2446mgPotassium: 965mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 8842IUVitamin C: 52mgCalcium: 213mgIron: 3mg
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