Showing posts with label pizza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pizza. Show all posts

Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Rosemary potato and harissa kale pizza


I didn't cook this on the BBQ, but I found the recipe in a book that did. Just when I thought I really didn't need another BBQ book, this one came along and seduced with the most beautiful recipes imaginable, including a whole chapter on pizzas. There are quite a lot of flavours that instinctively marry well, as this book illustrates perfectly, sometimes suggesting strange combinations that seem odd, (chocolate and cauliflower?), but my new taste discovery is potato and rosemary. Hardly something new, but the perfect compliment. Earthy meets floral and woodsy. Add some fruity olive oil, some salty Provolone and a bit of salt and you have a pizza to die for.

Thursday, 22 March 2012

Healthy pizza two ways


How do you make a pizza healthy? Remove the cheese maybe? Go easy on the oil laden tomato sauce? Definitely add some greens, perhaps some chili or bell pepper for flavour. Garlic, of course and some herbs. My attempt was to smother one half of a pizza with as many different greens as I could get my hands on at that moment, which basically meant whatever was growing outside. So, two types of kale, Swiss chard and spinach. My idea was to just drizzle them with enough olive oil to ensure they would crisp but not burn, similar to deep fried kale chips.This I did, but suddenly in a flash of inspiration, I decided to pair those mineral, briny flavours with salt: Parmesan cheese and anchovies.