This isn't a recipe, it's just some topping combinations we use on premade pizza crusts (like Boboli crusts, although I prefer the ones from Trader Joe's*). Even before Victor got his GERD diagnosis we'd been making the pizza without sauce (lazy, I tell ya)...just lightly cover the crust with olive oil (we use a refillable pump sprayer) then throw on the toppings. Three favorites:
-Spinach artichoke...like the dip. Saute fresh spinach or use frozen spinach that is thawed and drained; drain (and squeeze) the artichokes, layer on the pizza crust with a mixture of white cheeses (parmesan, mozzarella...I have even spread leftover ricotta on the crust before adding the vegetables). A little chopped red onion is good, too.
-Greekish...Tomato slices, kalamata olives, feta cheese, fresh oregano and mint.
-Onion, apples & blue cheese...remember that steak at The Shark that I go on about every summer? This topping is inspired by them. Saute a sliced onion and a chopped apple in olive oil or butter; add to the pizza with blue cheese.
Oh, and we've also used pita bread in place of the pizza crust...it's a little crisper and less chewy, but works just fine.
*When Trader Joe's opened in our neighborhood, that helped improve our diets, too. They have a lot of healthy and tasty convenience food (frozen meals, prepared salads and soups) and some gourmet sections for the foodies, like an excellent cheese department. They are smaller, cheaper, and somehow less obnoxious than Whole Foods, but have a much better selection of natural, organic, and otherwise "better" food than most supermarkets.
Posted by Nic at October 3, 2004 07:55 AM