Thursday, January 27, 2011

Some pizza amp-up ideas

Balsamic syrup: for enlivening pizza

2 cups Balsamic brought to a boil, then turned down to low, reduced 1 cup,
stored in squeeze bottle at room temp indefinitely

Spicy Oil:

1C olive oil
4 t sweet or hot paprika
4 t chile flakes
1 large garlic clove peeled
1/4 t salt (optional)

combine except for salt--bring to boil over medium heat, reduce to low and simmer gently for 10 minutes--cool for 30 minutes and strain--cover and store in fridge for 2 weeks
drizzle over almost any pizza

Tapenade

1/2 lb dry packed sun0dried tomatoes, coarsely chopped
20 Kalamata olives
1/2 cup ev olive oil
1 t red wine vinegar
3 large cloves garlic
1/4 t dried oregano
finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
salt
combine all but salt in food processor until smooth paste, season with salt if needed. Store in fridge for several months

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