Pumpkin Pizza Recipe With Goat Cheese & Cashews

HALLOWEEN: Pumpkin Pizza Recipe With Goat Cheese & Cashews

October 30, 2010 at 7:29 am · Filed under Halloween & Fall, Pasta-Pizza, Recipes

Pizza for Halloween? Sure, when it’s pumpkin pizza!

Theo Kalogeracos is an Australian pizzeria owner based outside of Perth. He was named 2010 World Champion Pizza Maker at the Las Vegas Pizza Show.

Celebrate all through pumpkin season with his new pumpkin pizza recipe. Serve it with pumpkin ale, one of our seasonal favorites.

RECIPE #1: SMASHING PUMPKIN PIZZA WITH GOAT CHEESE & CASHEWS

Ingredients

¾ cup basic pizza dough, ball rolled and ready

¼ cup mozzarella, grated

2 tablespoons roasted unsalted cashews, crushed

1¼ cups roasted pumpkin, cubed and marinated in one teaspoon of basil pesto

1½ tablespoons white cream sauce (recipe below)

2½ tablespoons fresh goat cheese

4 tablespoons good Parmesan cheese, grated

1 teaspoon fresh parsley for garnish, chopped

2 teaspoons cashews for garnish, roughly chopped

2 teaspoons extra Parmesan for garnish, grated

Pumpkin pizza. Photo courtesy Ballantine Books.

Preparation

1. PREHEAT the oven to 500°F for 15 minutes.

2. SPREAD THE mozzarella evenly over the base. Add the crushed cashews and cubes of pumpkin. Drizzle with white cream sauce (recipe below).

3. SCATTER the crumbled goat cheese and grated parmesan evenly over the surface. Bake the pizza for 7-10 minutes at 500°F. Remove from the oven and cut into slices.

4. GARNISH with fresh parsley, extra cashews and Parmesan cheese before serving.

RECIPE #2: WHITE CREAM SAUCE

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup unsifted flour

1 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

2 cup milk

Preparation

1. HEAT the butter in a heavy saucepan until melted. Remove from the heat and add the flour, salt and pepper, stirring constantly until smooth.

2. ADD the milk slowly, stirring. Return to medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute.

Use any extra sauce in soups, on chicken, fish, grains or vegetables.

Please follow and like us: