Savory Strawberry Pizza

~ Mary ~

 

Hopefully strawberries aren’t too expensive in your area yet.  I made this a few weeks ago and wanted to try it again to be sure it was as good the second time around as it was the first – sure enough – it was even better because we didn’t have a different pizza just before it.  I found it in one of those food service magazines – tore it out and put it in a pile, so I’m not sure which magazine.  This pizza stands alone and would make an excellent appetizer for any get together from two to two hundred.

 

 

 

Savory Strawberry Pizza

 

Here’s an overview of what the process and layers consist of for one 14″ pie:

 

1.      14″ Crust that’s been baked all the way

 

2.      On warm crust smear a thin coating of Goat Cheese – about 1/4 Cup

 

3.       Top with 1/2-1 Cup Diced Cooked/Grilled Chicken Breast – optional

 

4.        1-2 Cups sliced Strawberries that have been tossed in 2 Tbsp White Balsamic Vinegar Reduction (recipe follows)

 

5.        Bake at 400 for 10 minutes

 

6.        Remove from oven and top with additional 1/4 Cup crumbled Goat Cheese

 

7.        Handful Greens such as baby spinach, arugula, frisee – your choice

 

8.        Drizzle entire pizza with 2 Tbsp Red Balsamic Vinegar Reduction (recipe follows)

 

9.        Slice, serve and ENJOY!

 

 

White Balsamic Reduction

(tossed with strawberries)

makes enough for two 14′ pizzas

in a non-reactive saucepan simmer until reduced to half

     1/4 Cup White Balsamic Vinegar

Cool and whisk in with

     1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Toss with 4 Cups sliced Strawberries

 

 

Red Balsamic Reduction

(drizzled over top of finished pie)

makes enough for two 14″ pizzas

in a non-reactive saucepan simmer until reduced to 1/4 cup

     3/4 Cup Aged Red Balsamic Vinegar

Cool, drizzle over finished pie