Garden Pizza

Dodgy Loner · June 11, 2012, 07:16:43 PM

The rain over the weekend gave my garden a boost and I came home from work today to find a nice variety of ripe produce: banana pepper, jalapeno, zucchini, squash, and a handful of cherry and grape tomatoes.

The obvious solution was to make a fresh garden pizza! I made a whole wheat crust and rolled it out as thin as I could, then popped it in the oven for a few minutes so in would hold its shape. Then I rubbed it down with a mixture of pesto and minced garlic. On top of that, a layer of freshly sliced tomatoes. The pesto, garlic, and tomatoes effectively serve as a "pizza sauce" that is better than anything you will find in the grocery store! Next I added thinly sliced sauteed squash and zucchini, chopped sauteed banana peppers and onions, fresh jalapenos in medium (about 1/8" thick) slices, and finally topped it off with mozzarella and crumbled bacon. Popped it in the oven for 5 or 10 minutes and:

Mmm-mmm! A little parmesan and it was perfect!

okmulch · June 11, 2012, 07:42:31 PM

That looks mighty tasty! I bet that fresh taste is unbeatable also!!

WDH · June 11, 2012, 08:40:44 PM

Now that is living.

WildDog · June 12, 2012, 04:01:55 AM

Looks good, hard to beat home made pizza.....we have an outdoor wood fired pizza oven on the "to do list"

Planman1954 · June 12, 2012, 10:36:37 AM

My wife and I have had THREE pizzas over the last week using banana peppers, jalepena peppers, bell peppers and tomatoes from the garden. Here's how I do mine on the cheap:

I buy jiffy pizza mix (58 cents) and pizza sauce in a bottle (one dollar, and I use only half of it per pizza). I use my big cast iron skillet. I rub shortening on the skillet bottom and sides, then sprinkle corn meal lightly over it. After the pizza dough sits for about 10 minutes, I spread it around the bottom and up the sides a bit, then pour half of the pizza sauce bottle on it and spread it around. Next I put a little ground beef and sausage that I browned in another skillet and put it on first. Now its time for the chopped up veggies. I use bell pepper, jalepeno pepper, banana pepper, and onions. Then I sprinkle on some mozarello cheese, with pepparoni on top of the cheese. Last step is fresh tomato cut up into small chunks on top of the whole thing. I put the skillet pizza in the oven for about 25 minutes on 425 degrees. That makes the best pizza PIE you'll ever eat. Trust me! Good eating!