Favorite pizza toppings

Looking to mix it up. My usuals: a grilled eggplant, goat cheese, pesto and olive combination, and some mixture of sauteed mushrooms, mozzarella, olives, and dried chilis (more smoky than spicy). What are your favorites?

LucyS
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  • March 7, 2014
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AntoniaJames September 2, 2021
Sage pesto as the base layer, when not using tomatoes:

You'll need 1 ounce of parmesan, 1 cup sage leaves, 1 cup parsley leaves (with tender stems), a pinch of salt, a splash of red wine vinegar, and a splash of olive oil (adding more olive oil if serving this pesto over roasted vegetables, etc.). Blitz parmesan in food processor until its consistently chopped into tiny balls or chunks. Add the herbs and salt and blitz again until it's a smooth paste. Add the vinegar and oil and pulse a few times.

This holds well in the coldest part of your fridge for about a week, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.

This is based loosely on a recipe on the Cook's illustrated site for a butternut and white bean soup. ;o)

 
nerditry March 11, 2014
Hot - Mushrooms
Cold & Leftover - Kimchi
 
HeatherDubs March 9, 2014
Olive oil, mozzarella, zucchini ribbons, fresh basil. Once cooked then a little bit of capers and fresh cracked pepper on top.
 
lisa March 8, 2014
tomato sauce, buffala, fennel sausage, pickled peppers. Add a bit of baby arugula when it comes out of the oven.
 
Felicia M. March 8, 2014
There's a killer combo that I tried a couple of years back from Pizza Hut (courtesy of this article http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/02/showdown-the-best-delivery-pizza-for-your-super-bowl-party-pizza-hut-dominos-papa-johns-review.html?ref=search). It's bacon and black olives and it's surprisingly killer good.

Normally, I like mine really plain w Marinara sauce, basil, and either mushrooms, bell peppers or spinach and the like. No cheese. I find it helpful to concentrate on the flavor of the sauce and crust, especially if I'm trying the place for the first time.
 
Felicia M. March 8, 2014
Oh I forgot, some restaurants also have one where they add an egg on top. I always get those when they have it. They're fantastic. LA has some really creative toppings if you're looking for inspiration.
 
bigpan March 8, 2014
Caramelized onions !
 
Valentina S. March 8, 2014
So, one of my favorite pizzas is tuna (canned in olive oil) and onions (cooked). It is one of the most popular here in the wood-fired oven menus in Italy (or at least where I am). Adding cherry tomatoes to this one works.

One that is actually delicious but can't bring myself to eat: white pizza (no tomato sauce) with rapini, sausage and taleggio. A real overkill.
 
pierino March 8, 2014
Cherry tomatoes are indeed excellent.Thanks for the reminder.
 
lem M. March 8, 2014
agreeing with pierino regarding simplicity and good classics. some of my favourites: capers and anchovies; pizza baked with nothing but tomato sauce and topped with buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil right after getting it out of the oven; best quality (oil packed!) artichokes and olives.
 
kimhw March 8, 2014
Motz, Gorgonzola, spinach, figs and prosciutto. Yummy!
 
pierino March 7, 2014
Keep it as simple as possible. The worst thing you can do to a pizza is overindulge. Even good restaurants mess up on this one. Recently I sampled a pizza that used 'nduja and burrata cheese. Neither of these ingredients should ever be subjected to high heat like a pizza oven. And potatoes on pizza are just wrong.
A small amount of tomato, olives, capers and high quality oil packed tuna---now you've got my attention.
 
tyrannyofcake March 7, 2014
Brussels sprouts are delicious on pizza, with bacon of course, if you eat meat.
 
HalfPint March 7, 2014
Asparagus and chevre
 
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