Pizza topping ideas

Pizzas are a great, cost-conscious party food. For my crafting party last weekend, I put together four using whatever toppings I could rustle up in the fridge and pantry. The morning of the party, I simply whipped up a batch of pizza dough (you could, of course, pick up a couple pounds from Trader Joes), sprinkled on the random accoutrements and tossed them in the oven. Not including baking and rising time, making the four pizzas took less than 30 minutes.





Plain for the Kiddies
Red sauce (see bottom)
Mozzarella cheese, grated
Sliced crimini mushrooms

Mushrooms and Carmelized Onions
Mozzarella cheese, grated
Chevre, crumbled
Carmelized onions
Sliced crimini mushrooms
When finished baking, brush the edges with olive oil and sprinkle over with truffle oil

Spinach and Capers
Red Sauce
Mozzarella cheese, grated
Sliced mushrooms
Oil-packed capers
Baby spinach

Sun-dried Tomatoes and Carmelized onions
Mozzarella cheese, grated
Chevre, crumbled
Sliced oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
Carmelized onions

Red Sauce
1 cup tomato puree
1 tablespoon dried oregano
salt & pepper to taste
1 clove minced garlic
Mix together the above and spread on the pizza before adding the other toppings