Saturday, April 5, 2008

BLAT Pizza

When my family and I lived in California, we used to frequent a pizza restaurant called "Pepperoni's Pizza". One of the things we loved most was the B.L.T. Pizza. I often make this simple pizza by layering tomatoes, cooked bacon and mozarella on an unbaked pizza crust. While it's baking, mix about 2-3 fistfuls of chopped lettuce with about 1/4 cup ranch dressing. When the pizza comes out of the oven, spread the lettuce mixture evenly over the pizza and serve immediately. It's delicious!
This time, I am taking a shortcut and starting with one of my favorite frozen pizzas--since it already has the cheese and tomatoes, all I need is a few more ingredients.

You'll need:
1 Frozen California Pizza Kitchen brand Thin Crust Margherita Pizza
About 6 strips of cooked bacon, chopped
2-3 handfuls of chopped lettuce or bagged salad
1/4 cup ranch dressing (just eyeball it--make sure it's not so much that it makes the lettuce soggy- yuck!)
1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced

Cook the pizza to package directions. While the pizza is baking, mix the lettuce and ranch. When the pizza comes out, spread the lettuce mixture evenly over it. Sprinkle the top with bacon. Top each slice of pizza with a slice of avocado.

Yum!

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