Unexpected pizza toppings
We made a ham and sweet potato pizza tonight - delish!
Care to share unusual pizza toppings that you've tried and loved or hated?
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We had an asparagus, jalapeno, and bacon pizza at Salvation Pizza in Austin. They used fresh, seeded jalapenos, not the picked-in-a-jar kind, and the asparagus was thinly sliced lengthwise.
LetThemEatQueso at 11:06PM on 05/13/09
I recently used a pizza recipe from the March issue of Bon Appetit and the pizza had yukon gold potatoes as one of the toppings. I had never heard of potatoes as a pizza topping before, but it was delicious!
lamac at 11:09PM on 05/13/09
I'm in love with this cream cheese, jalapeno and bbq pulled pork pizza at the 'raunt I used to work at.
maxcriden at 11:42PM on 05/13/09
fresh figs & feta. AMAZING!
homemade canned salmon & cream cheese.
both amazing with homemade sauce (from fresh tomatoes & basil & garlic).
my favs to this day.
mrstkach at 12:01AM on 05/14/09
fried eggplant--I'm generally a purist when it comes to pizza...so eggplant for me is about as off the chain as I get..
Italiancupcake at 3:34AM on 05/14/09
Nothing too exotic--maybe some spinach, feta, roasted red peppers and kalamata olives on a garlic pizza for a Greek feel. Come fall, whatever veggies that are in abundance in the garden may hit the grill and then fall onto a pizza that night. Generally I just love a good cheese pizza with some fresh basil wilted on top as the pie comes out of the oven.
dhorst at 7:22AM on 05/14/09
Figs and Prucuitto, at Todd English's pizza place, Figs in Boston. Come to think of it, most of the toppings there are a little different, but all soooo delicious.
veggieout at 7:31AM on 05/14/09
I love doing Mascarpone cheese, lemon cream sauce, prosciutto & caramelized onions.
juliebugsmama at 9:00AM on 05/14/09
In Italy I had it topped with tuna. I don't think I would order that again.
flavacrisp at 10:06AM on 05/14/09
Pickles, so good!
CATERPILLARGIRL at 11:05AM on 05/14/09
Sour Cream (baked under the cheese),
balsamic-caramelized onions (over the cheese),
Fresh sliced tomatoes (add raw after cooking),
and chopped fresh chives sprinkled among.
oh
so
good.
@CATERPILLARGIRL - pickles? really? I'm interested. What else do you put with it?
hungrychristel at 12:31PM on 05/14/09
I made a butter chicken pizza, and an okonomiyaki pizza, with tasty results.
KidPresentable at 12:32PM on 05/14/09
My favorite pizza is the Dolce/dessert pizza at Varasano's in Atlanta. The toppings include: Fontina cheese, Medjool dates, walnuts, honey, and fresh rosemary. It's really, really, really delicious.
unpocojmoney at 12:35PM on 05/14/09
I like to make flatbread pizza's with carmelized onions, roasted butternut squash, roasted garlic, and goat cheese. So yummy!
aungeinphx at 1:19PM on 05/14/09
I just came back from being in Eastern and Central Europe for a couple of weeks, and I have to admit that, having seen it on pizza from Ireland and the UK to now Eastern/Central Europe, I am beginning to think that maybe we are the strange ones here in the US because we *don't* put sweet corn on pizza. Not that it's my favorite, but...
...However, I have to admit that I also witnessed what I can only hope was the result of what happened when once upon a time someone was eating a hamburger, and someone else a slice of pizza and the one fell on top of the other....mayo and ketchup on pizza. Hungary and Croatia are *huge* on it, and you can even put mustard on it! I couldn't believe it, and although I consider myself to be a rather adventurous eater (I loved the horsemeat on pizza in Slovenia and highly recommend it), I couldn't stomach any of those on my slice....just no....
Traveller at 1:49PM on 05/14/09
I did potato, mussels, pepperoni and saffrom cream sauce on a pizza once. It was really good, but at what point with weird toppings does it cease to become pizza and turn into "flatbread with stuff on it"?
Amandarama at 2:10PM on 05/14/09
lessee...the other night I made a pie with Ranch(in place of sauce), Artichokes and Broccoli, with Feta. There's also the classic Turkey Reuben pizza--goddess dressing(in place of sauce), swiss cheese, sauerkraut and turkey, drizzled with dijon.(at the pizzeria i work for, we also sell sandwiches, so this is basically a pizza-fied version of the sandwich).
one cool pizza I made was Vanilla Yogurt(in place of sauce), almonds and blueberries, and the crust was dusted with cinnamon and sugar--the toppings were all cold, by the way(the crust was baked, cooled and then tooped.
rasellers0 at 3:14PM on 05/14/09
@hungrychristel. I usually just have a pickle and jalapeno pizza, but sometimes i put hot sausage with it.
But I am pregnant so.......HA HA
CATERPILLARGIRL at 3:38PM on 05/14/09
Cambridge1 in boston has a great pizza with potato on it: potato, fontina, parmigiano, romano, rosemary, garlic.
Also, one of my old profs used to like sauerkraut as a topping? Was much tastier than I thought it would be.
misterhee at 3:40PM on 05/14/09
Cashews and pepperoncini's. Don't knock it until you've tried it.
@Traveller - my brother slathers mayo on his pizza too. It makes me kinda sick. Pizza is so greasy as is and mayo just seems to add insult to injury. Ick.
Martini Me at 4:22PM on 05/14/09
I PUT ANY AND EVERY WONDERFUL/UNUSUAL/ RIDICULOUS combination of things on my pizzas. ALWAYS. its my thing. rarely do i make traditional pies (and then it is per request, usually) THE 'FUNNEST' THING EVER.
emilytaylor at 4:27PM on 05/14/09
*combinations
emilytaylor at 4:28PM on 05/14/09
I had an awesome pizza in Germany. Tuna, shrimp, and an egg baked onto the middle.
@Traveller - My favourite pizza growing up was called "The Farmhouse" at Pizza Hut. Corn, ham, and extra cheese.
milkytea at 8:25PM on 05/14/09
@CATTEPILLARGIRL and @hungrychristel--I can so see the pickle on a garlic pizza. One of my favorite sandwiches is a grilled cheese with dill pickle slices. YUM! Guess I know what I'm making tomorrow night.
dhorst at 9:16PM on 05/14/09
KIMCHI.
It is so good with many things. But the contrast combination of texture and spice and oil.
:]
engmcmuffin at 10:12PM on 05/14/09
One of the best pizzas I've ever had was in Montevideo, Uruguay at this Italian restaurant called ROMA AMOR de Donatella... where I had pizza with only slices of super super thin marinated or seasoned eggplant slices. The best... no sauce, no cheese... just plain goodness. I still remember it and this was almost 5 yrs ago...
MadelynRodriguez at 11:50PM on 05/14/09
@engmcmuffin
Kimchi on pizza, why didn't I ever think of that! Add crispy pan-fried pieces of pork belly please!
Pineapple...not that weird, but I have a shameless, unabashed love for pineapple pizza. Not so much the ham.
fuuchan at 1:12AM on 05/15/09
By far my favorite pizza topping: banana peppers! Yummmmm.
Hillary
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Chew on That at 11:01AM on 05/15/09
a light coating of Alfredo sauce, carmelized onions and aspargus. top with a little parmesan.
lakeloverhh at 11:02AM on 05/15/09
Calvino's in Toledo. Spinach, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, garlic and white sauce. Oh, so good...
KB in Toledo at 1:24PM on 05/15/09
Had BBQ eel & pineapple once... pretty good. My personal fave is cheeseless thin crust with mushrooms, broccoli, fresh tomatoes, hot peppers, red onion, garlic and artichoke hearts if i'm feeling decadent!
jo_jo_ba at 8:42PM on 05/15/09
I saw a chain pizza place offering Donair on pizza, haven't had the chance to taste it yet.
A friend told me she had smoked oysters on pizza in Switzerland, she said it was good.
ag3208 at 10:11PM on 05/15/09
Avocado and garlic at Damiano's in L.A. Surprisingly silky and wonderful!!
Mmmm... Want!!!
Cheers,
~ Paula
Paula Maack at 3:09PM on 05/20/09