Pita Pizzas with Olives, Monterey Jack and Chopped Salad Recipe - Recipezazz.com

Ingredients

• *For Chopped Salad*
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 small red onion, halved and very thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Coarse sea salt or Kosher salt and freshly milled black pepper
• 3 hearts of romaine, coarsely chopped (about 8 cups)
• 4 medium Kirby cucumbers, quartered lengthwise and cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 medium tomatoes, cored, seeded, and diced (about 1 cup)
• 1 ripe avocado, diced
• 5 fresh basil leaves, torn into pieces (or more to taste)
• 8 - 10 fresh mint leaves, torn into pieces
• *For the Pizzas*
• 9 ounces pita bread, to equal 4 (7-inch) round pita's (Pocketless preferred. Weight is a guestimate)
• 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, coarsely grated
• 1/2 cup pitted and roughly chopped green olives
• 2 jalapeno peppers, minced, or 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• Freshly milled black pepper
• Shaved Parmesan cheese for garnish