Green Tomato Pizza Recipes

TOMATO PIZZA

Steps:

• Place tomato slices in a circle on crust, overlapping slightly until crust is completely covered. Drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with olives if desired, green pepper and onion. Sprinkle with basil. , Cover with mozzarella and cheddar cheeses. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve immediately.

FRIED GREEN TOMATO PIZZA

Steps:

• Place the hot sauce in a small pot and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the remaining ingredients. Whisk until well combined and set aside.
• Heat the canola oil in a medium-sized pot to 350 degrees.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and buttermilk until well combined; set aside. In another small bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, and seasonings.
• Dredge the pieces of tomatoes1 at a time first in the flour mixture, and then in the egg mixture, shaking off excess flour as you go. Dip the dredged tomatoes into the flour for the last time.
• Fry the slices of tomato in the oil until golden brown, about 2 minutes a side.
• In a large bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of the oil, the yeast, sugar, salt, and 2 cups of warm water. Let sit for 5 minutes to activate the yeast. Stir in the flour to make dough. Transfer the dough to floured surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Quarter the dough and place each ball into a zip-lock bag. Let sit at room temperature for 3-4 hours to let the dough rise.
• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. If using a pizza stone, let it heat for 45 minutes inside the oven. Place a ball of dough on a floured table top. Working from the center, gently flatten the dough with your fingertips, working outward. Stretch the dough to 10-inch diameter and move onto a pizza board.
• Spread 1/2 cup of hot sauce over dough, leaving a 1-inch crust. Take 1/4 of the cheese and cut into 1/2 inch slices and arrange evenly on top of the sauce. Place 4-5 slices of fried green tomatoes on top of the cheese. Slide the pizza onto a round baking sheet or onto the pizza stone and bake until golden brown and bubbling, about 12-15 minutes, longer if you're not using a pizza stone. Repeat steps for the next 3 pizzas.

GREEN TOMATO PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Spray a large shallow baking dish with cooking oil. Lay the tomatoes in the dish and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with the olive. Bake uncovered until tomatoes soften somewhat, about 25 minutes.
• In a mini food processor, chop the garlic and basil together. Sprinkle the garlic/basil on top of the tomatoes. Cover with foil and bake until soft and lightly carmelized, another 25 minutes. Remove from oven and place in a food processor or blender. Pulse a few times, but leave the sauce chunky. Put in sauce pan to reheat and add cooked chicken if desired.
• Serve over hot cooked pasta and top with freshly grated Parmesan.

GREEN TOMATO PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• Thinly slice tomatoes, salt lightly and let sit at least 20 minutes, then drain off any accumulated liquid.
• Top pizza rounds with tomato slices and Parmesan. Bake about 10 minutes, or until nearly done. Sprinkle with basil and cook until done.

FRIED GREEN TOMATO PIZZA AND MARCELLA HAZAN'S PIZZA DOUGH RECIPE

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast into 1/4 cup of warm water in large bowl, 10 minutes or less.
• Add one cup flour. Stir with wooden spoon
• Add in olive oil, salt, 1/4 cup water. Stir.
• Add one cup flour. Stir.
• Add 1/4 cup water. Stir.
• Add one cup flour Stir.
• Hold back on water and flour, adding as needed. I added water, but did not add the last 1/4 cup of flour. Stir. Dough should be manageable, but not sticky. At this point you can knead by hand for 10 minutes or place in your kitchen aid type mixer with dough hook for about 5 minutes.
• Place in oiled bowl. Cover and set in warm place for three hours. Dough cooks and tastes best when chilled overnight. Take out and bring to room temperature. Divide the dough in half and roll out, using cornmeal so that it doesn't stick.
• If you can manage it, give it a toss in the air several times to stretch the dough properly. I use a rolling motion with my hands to stretch the dough because I've never perfected throwing it in the air.

GREEN TOMATO AND CHEDDAR PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat an indoor or outdoor grill to medium heat. Put the olive oil in a small bowl or measuring cup. Slice the tomatoes 1/4 inch thick and spread them on a baking sheet or large tray. Put the scallions on the baking sheet. Brush everything on both sides with oil and season with salt over the top.
• Grill the tomatoes, seasoned-side down, until they develop dark grill marks, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip, brush with more oil, season again and cook until charred and tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, another 3 to 5 minutes. Put the scallions on the grill and grill, flipping once, until charred in spots (don't overdo it) and tender when pierced in the white part, about 3 minutes per side. Remove the tomatoes and set aside. Remove the scallions and coarsely chop.
• While the tomatoes and scallions are grilling, shape the dough. Oil two 12- by 15-inch pieces of foil. Halve the pizza dough. Drape one half over your fist and gently tug and turn it, letting the weight of the edges help stretch it thinner, so that it makes a rough oblong. Then put it on the oiled foil and press, pull and push gently until it is very thin, and measures about 9 by 12 inches. Be sure to get the edges thin too, or they won't cook through on the grill. Repeat with the second piece.
• Brush the dough with olive oil. Brush the grill grate with olive oil. Leaving the dough on the foil, flip them top-side-down onto the grill and peel the foil off. Cook until the dough just comes up from the grill without sticking, about 3 minutes, and then flip. Scatter a handful of cheese and then half of the tomatoes and scallions over each pizza. Top with the rest of the cheese. Cover the grill and cook, about 6 minutes. Give the pizzas a 45-degree turn, cover and cook until the bottoms are deep golden brown, the cheese is bubbling and the dough is cooked through, another 6 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and serve.