So my new years eve was potluck.There was a great salad I'll post about later, cheese platters, pasta; the whole works. But the star of the dinner was the pizza. We have a chef friend, and that's never a bad thing. He makes his own dough and brought his own pizza peels and everything. They ranged from plain cheese pizzas to more creative concoctions. I'm sharing the two that featured our balsamic of course, but they were all delicious. Both of these are using the Jalapeno Balsamic, it has a really nice savoury flavour that really worked well.
You can use any dough for these, store bought is great, just follow the instructions for the timing. The topping is already cooked, so what really needs cooking is the dough. So as long as it's not a dough ball and your cheese is melted, I'd call it a victory.
The first pizza was for the host. It was also his birthday, so it's all his favourite toppings.
Birthday Pizza
makes 2 medium pizzas
1 handful torn kale
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1 cup sliced Brussels sprouts
1/2 cup caramelised shallots
2-4 strips prosciutto, chopped
2-3 tbsp Garlic Olive Oil
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 tbsp Jalapeno Balsamic
Stretch out your dough and spread the topping over it evenly. Drizzle to Garlic Olive Oil over top and bake.
Top with the Jalapeno Balsamic and serve.
This one is a little different. We made this up on the spot as a bit of a collaborative effort with things we had on various platters around the room. 10/10 will make again!
BBQ Pizza
makes one pie
Lots of roasted garlic cloves, we used about 10
1 slice grilled pineapple, cut into chunks
1/4 cup roast chicken, chopped
1/2-3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
BBQ sauce
1/8 cup Ketchup
1-2 tbsp Jalapeno Balsamic
2 tsp worchestire sauce
Stretch your dough out and sprinkle the topping on. This is a sauce free pie, so be as generous as you like with the cheese. Dot out the BBQ sauce and bake.
You could double the BBQ recipe and stir it into the chicken before you put it on too. That would also be really nice.
