Pizza Four Ways
- At April 12, 2010
- By megan
- In Apples, blue cheese, caramelized onion, Peppers, pizza, pizza dough, roasted garlic, Sauce, shrimp, turkey
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Why make one large pizza when you can make four small pizzas? Mix it up a little…
The four I made, from left to right, are:
- Turkey Meat Sauce and Green Pepper
- Shrimp with Roasted Garlic Oil and Green Pepper
- Caramelized Onion, Apple, and Blue Cheese
- Roasted Garlic
For all of these, I followed my Pizza Dough recipe, in which I altered the flour content in following way: 2 cups unbleached white flour, 1.5 cups whole wheat flour. Also, I rolled each crust super thin and baked them at 425 on a pizza stone for approximately 5 minutes each. They will take more time if they are not incredibly thin, so be mindful of that.
I had some leftover Turkey Meat Sauce (which was actually chopped meatballs in sauce from my Turkey Meatballs in Homemade Sauce recipe) , so I spread that on some dough with sliced green pepper.
I roasted garlic for my Roasted garlic flatbread-style pizza, and used the oil as a base for the shrimp pizza. I spread some oil, put on some chunks of shrimp, green pepper, salt, and pepper.
My favorite pizza of the four was the caramelized onion, apple, blue cheese combination. This needs to be planned out a bit because it can take 30 minutes or so to slowly caramelize onions. I spread them out on the crust, covered the pizza in apple slices, and then some Oregon blue cheese crumbles. Delicious. If you aren’t familiar with caramelizing onions, the first part of my Caramelized Onion Butter recipe can explain that.
My roasted garlic flatbread is really simple. Just add some roasted garlic and its oil to the rolled out dough. Salt and pepper, bake, and dive right in. If you want to review roasting garlic, follow my recipe for Roasted Garlic Spread, but skip the part where you make it a spread. Or, make a roasted garlic spread… whichever way you prefer.
Turkey Meatloaf, Roasted Garlic Smashed Potatoes, Parmesan Peas, and Mushroom Gravy
- At April 6, 2010
- By megan
- In parmesan, peas, Potato, roasted garlic, turkey
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I know, I know, I know… I need a better camera. This doesn’t really look incredibly appetizing, but it was. Roasted garlic smashed potatoes, parmesan peas, and Turkey Meatloaf in Mushroom Gravy.
Here’s a photo of some roasted garlic, which is easy to make. Peel off some, but not all, of the skins on a bulb of garlic. Chop off the very top, place in a baking dish, and cover in olive oil. Cover the whole thing in foil and bake at 375-400 for 45 minutes or so.
Pizza with Roasted Pepper and Garlic, Sun-dried Tomatoes, and Sautéed Vinaigrette Onions
- At February 28, 2010
- By megan
- In mozzarella cheese, pizza, pizza dough, roasted garlic
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I am cutting back a bit on my whole wheat craze by using less whole wheat flour and more unbleached all purpose flour in my baking. To be honest, the difference is noticeable.
For this pizza, I altered my Whole Wheat Pizza Crust recipe just a little and I think I prefer it this way. Click on my whole wheat pizza crust link to follow the recipe. I made the following change with the flour: 2 cups unbleached white flour, 1.5 cups whole wheat flour.
Here are my toppings:
- roasted red pepper
- sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil
- roasted yellow tomatoes
- roasted garlic
- 1 cipollini onion, sliced into slivers, sauteed in olive oil until golden and then tossed in a little balsamic vinegar
- fresh mozzarella cheese
And, of course, freshly grated parmesan and wine (I had an Oregon Pinot Noir).
Roasted Garlic Spread
- At December 19, 2009
- By megan
- In garlic, roasted garlic, Spreads
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I make this quite frequently because it is easy and delicious.
Preheat oven to 375. Take off the excess outer skin of one bulb of garlic and chop off the very top. Place in an oven-safe bowl/dish, pour in 1/4-1/3 cup olive oil, cover (I use foil), and bake for 45 minutes.
It will be sizzling hot, so let it cool completely.
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