Thursday, October 2, 2008

Rustic Pizza

"A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins" ~ Laurie Colwin

This rustic pizza is filled with fresh, market produce. The peppers were roasted to give a nice smokey taste to the dish. Seasonings include salt, pepper, basil and oregano which were also purchased from the Spicehound at my market.

Unlike a traditional pizza that has the tomato sauce on the bottom, this has the cheese on the bottom and maters on top.

Roll out the dough to about a 14-inch circle, spread a layer of cheese, roasted red peppers, sliced tomatoes, leaving about a 2 inch border. Drizzle a small amount of olive oil over maters and season.

Fold the dough over, brush with egg wash. Bake in a 375 degree oven 35 to 40 minutes or until the crust is a nice golden brown.

Let sit for about 5 minutes and slice.

Dough:

1 pkg. active yeast
1 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 cup warm water
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup olive oil
1 cup warm water

Mix yeast with 1/2 cup warm water and sugar, let proof. Add oil and 1 cup of water to yeast mixture, stir. Combine flours and salt, add to yeast mixture. Knead on dough hook for 5 minutes, or by hand for 10. Cover and set in warm place till dough doubles in bulk. Punch down, divide in half. Put other half of dough in freezer bag and freeze for later use.

Roll out dough on a well floured surface. I use parchment paper, it is easier to transfer the pizza to a pan after you have assembled it.

Filling:

Mozzarella cheese
Gorgonzola cheese
Ricotta cheese
Basil
Oregano
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper
Roasted red pepper, peeled and sliced
Tomatoes, sliced thin
Olive oil

35 comments:

Lucy said...

Linda, that looks absolutely positively amazing! I will "have to" make this tomorrow.. As it happens I have the dough already made!!!

Theresa said...

Linda, all I can say is WOW! What a great job. Looks fantastic. I my list to make..:)

Maria said...

I just made my first galette and it was fun! I can't wait to try the savory version with your rustic pizza! Looks awesome!

Candy said...

I was just lamenting the loss of the great summer tomatoes. This looks like a great recipe to use the last of the good ones up!

OhioMom said...

Thanks Lucy .. let me know how you like it :)

Theresa .. thanks so much, I have a to make list a mile long from the foodies online :)

Marie .. I didn't know if I should call it a galette, since I used pizza dough. I love these types of crusts, especially since I am inept in making those perfectly fluted ones :)

Candy .. thanks, yep time to get every fresh tomato dish made before those "rubber" ones appear at the grocers.

shambo said...

The pizza looks wonderful. I'm doing the same thing as you, coming up with all kinds of ideas for using up the fresh farmer's markets tomatoes before it's too late. Our Wednesday market ended this week but our Saturday one continues until the end of this month. It'll be a sad day when they all disappear.

Usha said...

This pizza looks absolutely delightful...

perennialgardener said...

Now this would win you points with your grandsons! :)

OhioMom said...

Sue our market is open year round, but there is less available. We will have apples and winter squashes available for quite a while and of course eggs, cheese etc.

Thanks Usha :) It's tasty too.

LOL Racquel. The way to "a grandson's heart" ?

The Blonde Duck said...

That looks so pretty, like a little present of tomatoey goodness!

SPICEHOUND said...

Looks great! I kinda' expected to see the feta in that one. Nice choice of cheeses though.

OhioMom said...

Thank you BD :)

LOL Kevin, now don't be telling folks how I talked you out of that feta :) I am saving it for another dish.

Peter M said...

When the tomatoes are good...little can top a simple pizza. I like the galette look!

Darius T. Williams said...

This totally reminds me of a Chicago-style pizza - looks really good!

-DTW
www.everydaycookin.blogspot.com

Kevin said...

This tomato pizza looks really good!

Grace said...

this is definitely a pizza for the tomato-lover, and i'm a tomato-lover. it's beautiful! :)

OhioMom said...

Thanks Peter, locally grown maters make all the difference.

Well thank you Darius, I have never had a Chicago-style pizza, but if this is how they are made I would love it!

Thanks Kevin :)

Grace, another mater lover here .. I eat them everyday during the season :)

giz said...

I'm liking the galette configuration - no fussing with whether it reaches the ends of the pan - who cares anyways - put on the toppings and voila - you have nirvana.

OhioMom said...

I like the crust too Giz, gives you a nice handle ... :)

******* said...

You know I like this, right? ;)

OhioMom said...

Maryann, glad you like it :)

Jacqueline said...

Gorgeous, just beautiful! I would love to try some of this :P

Tasty Trends said...

what a beautiful pizza with all those gorgeous tomatoes!

OhioMom said...

Thanks Holler :) I will make this again this winter with my roasted maters I put up.

TT .. thanks :)

The CFT said...

Now I know what to do with the rest of my pie dough. If pie dough is ok, of course.

OhioMom said...

CFT

You could use pie dough, it may not hold up as well ie: you would have to use a fork, but if you try it please let me know how it turns out.

Cynthia said...

Now this is a nice rustic pizza. I like the idea of switching around the cheese and the tomatoes.

OhioMom said...

Thanks Cynthia :) I believe I can make this through the cold months by substituting the roasted tomatoes and peppers I have put up.

Soma said...

First time here. What a great place.

and I envy you, for living in Ohio. When I first came to US, 14 yrs back, we were in Dayton, Ohio,..and it still feels like home to me. I have visited a couple of times during all these years...

Nice recipes

OhioMom said...

Thanks Soma, and thank you for stopping by.

maybelle's mom said...

that is so amazing--I want it right now.

OhioMom said...

Thanks Maybelle's mom, this is pretty much how we eat in the summer, veggies call for light meals.

Proud Italian Cook said...

You know I'm gonna make this right?
Oh Yeah!!!

OhioMom said...

Thanks Marie :)

Lori Lynn said...

That is just lovely. Great quote by Laurie Colwin too.