Strange home-made pizza
This weekend, I made for the very first time, a home made pizza. I made the dough, a basic sauce, mozz cheese and fresh basil. It was edible. Are there any good/strange home-made pizza ideas out there? I am not a fan of pepperoni at all! lol The more strange it sounds the more likely I am to try it.
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30 Comments:
My dad and I came up with a salt lover's pizza: anchovies, ham, and bacon, plus onion and jalapenos. It was surprisingly edible.
swampyankee at 3:18PM on 05/04/09
For the vegetarian:
I like to mix some basic sauce (Don Pepino is the sauce of choice) with a little BBQ sauce, spread that on, then add morningstar farms chicken meal starters, fresh tomato, sliced scallion, olive slices, and diced bell pepper. The cheese is a mozz and chedder mix. It's sooooooo good.
Sometimes we'll make pizza using pesto instead of tomato sauce and loading up on the parm. Fresh sliced tomato still recommended.
Stufsocker at 3:32PM on 05/04/09
My two faves...ham and pineapple or fresh tomato and anchovy...mmm!
sammie at 3:56PM on 05/04/09
Type "pizza" in the search box.
I am a fan of duck confit, caramelized onions and fontina...toss on some arugula when it comes out of the oven.
derosa at 3:59PM on 05/04/09
Olive oil, no tomato, cheese, sliced granny smith apples, fresh rosemary, and walnuts. Maybe a little prosciutto.
smokey07 at 4:32PM on 05/04/09
Artichoke hearts, feta and mushrooms
Salad pizza is fun too.
sweethunibabi at 4:43PM on 05/04/09
Oh, don't get me started. 1) BBQ chicken pizza can be made with leftover chicken, homemade bbq sauce (easy) or bought your call and Monterey Jack cheese. 2) Instead of tomato sauce try a herby bechamel sauce. I like to use rosemary because I have a freakin' hedge of it, but basil is good too. With the bechamel onion and mushroom are good as is shrimp (the little salad ones) and feta. 3) For a BLT I use a sharp cheddar/mozz combo with a light tomato sauce and diced cooked bacon. Have shredded lettuce ready and about a minute before it's done quickly take the pizza out and add the lettuce and pop it back in. 4) For a asian twist try a light, sweet tomato sauce with sriracha (as much as you can stand), shredded pork, green onions and finely grated mozz.
finsbigfan at 4:57PM on 05/04/09
Goat cheese, pears, walnuts, caramelized onions.
Embackus at 5:01PM on 05/04/09
caramelized onion, rosemary and black olives....
basil/parsley/arugula pesto, goat cheese and fresh tomato....
wild mushrooms, caramelized onion with lots of black pepper....shaved parmigianno
fresh tomato, shrimp, goat cheese or feta
of course all of these should be garnished with fresh italian parsley or basil.... and drizzled with good olive oil after it's cooked... (and maybe before, too)
oh, and how about grilled or roasted eggplant, homemade roasted peppers and fresh mozzarella.....
i might have to make a pizza soon, myself.
pooch at 5:13PM on 05/04/09
Cashews work good on different pizzas too.
smokey07 at 5:29PM on 05/04/09
I get weird cravings at times and there has been more then one occasion where I was craving a pizza (with all the reg toppings that I like) but add those canned smoked oysters. Now what is strange is that I hate oysters (except in stuffing), but on a pizza?? I actually liked it.
pjracz10 at 5:34PM on 05/04/09
My brother and I once put bratwurst on pizza, it was ridiculously good.
PumpkinBear at 5:40PM on 05/04/09
Thick crust marinara. Chewy dough, marinara sauce, olive oil, garlic, and oregano. I usually make it whole wheat.
Mac and cheese. The boxed stuff that comes with elbows in gooey Velveeta cheese works well. Thick crust for this too.
Pasta. Same as mac and cheese, except with pasta with red sauce (marinara or meat). I usually use ziti and make it with thick crust.
Seafood. Lobster, crab, shrimp, clams, or whatever I find at the grocery store, with grated parmesan cheese and olive oil, garlic, and white wine sauce.
BBQ chicken. Chicken, BBQ sauce, carmelized onions, and mozzerella.
Buffalo chicken. Chicken, wing sauce, and blue cheese. NO ranch dressing for me.
Cheesesteak. Steak-ums, carmelized onions, green peppers, tomato sauce, and provolone.
Veggie. Any and every veggie I can find, tomato sauce, and mozzerella.
cycorider at 6:01PM on 05/04/09
Fig jam on the bottom, layered Parma Italian Ham and when cooked, shavings of Parmiggiano Cheese (High heat about 450 degrees)
Thinly sliced potato, chopped fresh rosmary and a couple of crushed garlic cloves mixed with evoo and spread on the pizza
Chopped up cherry tomatoes, shredded basil and evoo mixed together and laid out on the dough, then shredded or cubed fresh mozzarella cheese on top
Try them, these are my staple pizza recipes in my home!
yummymummy at 6:05PM on 05/04/09
i'm into making pita pizzas... because I am too lazy to make dough. I have them with fresh spinach on top, margherita with fresh tomato sauce, fresh mozz and basil leaves... also I am enjoying them recently with a nice salad on top, to make me feel I am being less naughty.
A friend of mine did one recently with goat cheese, olive tapenade, tomato sauce... looked awesome... I also enjoy gorgonzola, fresh mozzarella and spinach.
Madelyn
KarmaFreeCooking
MadelynRodriguez at 7:02PM on 05/04/09
This looked interesting to me: asparagus & egg from Ruhlman http://blog.ruhlman.com/ruhlmancom/2009/04/homemade-pizza.html
SSMom at 7:37PM on 05/04/09
Not really strange but my favorite is smoked mozzarella, roasted red peppers and sweet Italian sausage.
dmcavanagh at 7:40PM on 05/04/09
Take a nice handful of kimchi, squeeze out excess juice, chop finely, place on a slice of cheese pizza and heat to piping hot. Marvelous- spicy, salty, briny mmm
deefine at 8:15PM on 05/04/09
Hummus (instead of tomato sauce), roasted or grilled veggies - eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, sweet bell pepper, red onion, artichoke hearts, fresh or sun-dried tomatoes, and cheese - feta, mozzarella, parm, etc.
There is this amazing pizza place in Chapel Hill, NC that does an eggplant and pasta pizza that is ridiculously good. Grill/roast an eggplant, and puree with good bit of garlic and olive oil until spreadable. Then layer it with basic pasta mixed with marinara sauce (they use elbow noodles or ziti), and tons of mozzarella. I think it would be even better with a spicy sausage added into it.
I too am a big fan of sweet and savory together, so a pizza spread with a blue cheese or goat cheese and topped with apples, pears, or pineapple and candied nuts of some kinds sounds really good to me.
Breakfast pizza - even for dinner. Top crust with scrambled or fried eggs, sausage or ham, whatever cheese you want, and fresh herbs.
Dessert pizza has endless possibilites. Spread the crust with fudge sauce, caramel sauce, peanut butter, lemon or lime curd, berry jam or preserves. Top with fruit, nuts, chips (chocolate, butterscotch, peanut butter, whatever...), coconut, chopped-up cookies and candies...basically anything and everything you want.
kimberlymac at 10:28PM on 05/04/09
My fave pizza toppings include grilled eggplant, zucchini, broccoli, mango, pineapple, mushrooms, FRESH tomato (not all together though)...
BBQ sauce on Pizza Pizza vegetarian pizza is the best.
I'm going to make an eggplant parm pizza: grilled eggplant on a cornmeal-based crust, with marinara sauce & lots of mozzarella! (soy mozzarella-- I'm vegan). But, ya, I've got great memories of dessert pizza
Sugar at 11:23PM on 05/04/09
garlic cream sauce and pineapple. don't knock it till ya try it!
mhurst826 at 11:28PM on 05/04/09
Ham and green olives-Good
soozm32 at 11:39PM on 05/04/09
I go for the Japanese-style, tuna mayo with corn. Yes.
mikaque at 11:59PM on 05/04/09
maybe not strange, but delicious. artichoke hearts, homemade basil pesto, carmelized onions, cremini mushrooms, pulled poached chicken, mixed italian cheeses, roasted red peppers, and sliced roma tomatoes.
supersu75 at 1:23AM on 05/05/09
Yep - just about anything leftover in the fridge. The one that stands out is poached salmon with a sauce of sour cream and dill spread on a thin crust dough.
It's actually very good.
Ribster at 7:31AM on 05/05/09
I had one this weekend that I nearly died over... They'd taken a butternut squash, roasted it and then pureed it and used the puree as the base (instead of tomato sauce). On top was blue goat cheese, caramelized onions and walnuts. GAH. I might have added pears (perhaps also caramelized) just for a touch of something sweet, because I felt it needed a bit more balance. But it was still darn good.
sheeats at 11:07AM on 05/05/09
We do our "cheap" version of a white pizza: oil, spices, onions, tomatoes and regular old parmesan cheese in a plastic container. It's simple, healthier, and delicious. I also love putting portabello mushrooms and spinach on pizza.
xwafflesx at 11:07AM on 05/05/09
I make one with an olive oil/roasted garlic/parsley base, goat cheese, mozz, caramelized onions and manzanilla olives.
perfunctory at 9:08PM on 05/05/09
I think we have a winner guys/girls roasted butternut squash w/ carmelized pears and goat cheese! thanks everyone!
philadooklyn at 11:40AM on 05/06/09
Make it on the grill. So good. The heat can't be too high or the bread will burn. You'll also have to babysit it. Have your toppings ready. Cook one side until browned, flip, quickly top, close lid. Parts of the crust may burn, but I think those parts taste good as well. This may take some practice, so don't get discouraged. The hardest part is getting the dough onto the grill in the disc shape you'd expect a pizza to have. A little mis-shapened crust tastes just as good, however.
Barbieri13 at 12:05PM on 05/06/09