Pizza night is an ideal opportunity to go vegetarian during the week. Here, we've switched out the usual toppings for luscious layers of Indian flavour.
The heat produced by the curry paste is tame enough for any palate when combined with the cooling effect of yogurt. If you like, sprinkle the pizza with crushed roasted peanuts for a crunchy garnish.
Inspired by the Philadelphia cheese steak sandwich, which features thinly sliced beef, cheese and sometimes sauteed onions, this pizza is perfect for the few slices of leftover roast beef. You can spice it up with pickled hot peppers.
This is twist on a pizza made upside down in a casserole dish using a homemade dough as the crust which puffs up to a golden brown. Cutting it is the fun part, and you can make it as deep as the casserole dish, so that you get an Upside Down Chicago Deep Dish Pizza. Fun to make and eat!
With no precooking and about 10 minutes of preparation time, these pizzas still have a wonderful homemade taste. You could replace the pepperoni or salami with anchovies or, for a vegetarian version, use sliced drained marinated artichoke hearts.
Inspired by a Caprese (meaning “of Capri”) salad, this pizza features its basics of tomato and mozzarella. Look for fresh mozzarella or bocconcini cheeses in sealed bags or tubs of water at deli counters. Be sure to dry them well.
This seasonal pizza combines a heavenly trio of fresh ripe tomatoes, sweet and peppery basil and piquant garlic for authentic Italian flavour.
Lox and cream cheese get a tasty makeover in the form of a pizza that uses convenient store-bought dough. Most pizza package directions mention that the dough should stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before rolling out – this helps prevent it from puffing up in the oven. Baby kale is sweeter and more tender than its mature counterpart and makes a fresh finishing touch.
Over the Christmas holidays I was lying in bed fretting over what to serve my vegetarian son Matt and his girlfriend Arlie. My passion is cooking and my family luckily loves to eat, but it seems I always spend more time on the carnivores as they are more numerous in our family! I always felt a bit guilty and wanted to really wow them with something they would love! They both enjoy spicy foods and pizza is a favorite. I had some boiled baby potatoes in the fridge...(I thought) what if I tossed them in some olive oil, sambol oelek (a Southeast Asian chili sauce), garlic, paprika, etc. and gave them a quick bake to flavor them? My pizza base would be my tasty homemade sour dough that I keep on hand frozen in the the freezer, topped with a lovely bechamel sauce with shallots, decorated with the now wonderfully flavoured potatoes and then topped with some tasty cheeses..mozzarella, cheddar. Hmmm that could be tasty, I thought! Sour cream and chopped green onions served with the slices would be a wonderful balance to the heat of the spicy potatoes! With this in mind, I rushed with enthusiasm to my kitchen and began creating. This recipe has now become not only a family favorite, but one of which all of my friends enjoy too. This recipe will make 2 large pizzas. For ease of preparation I will use commercial dough for this recipe.
Detailed preparation time: 40 min. the day before making pizzas to boil off the potatoes, and make bechamel sauce if desired; 1 hour to make (the pizza) on the day of; or 2 hours if doing everything the same day.
Chipotle peppers are simply ripe red jalapeños that have been smoked until they shrivel up like raisins. You can buy them dry or canned in adobo sauce – here, the saucy canned variety is best. They add a smoky, savoury heat to this pizza that's totally addictive.
