Maui paradise pizza
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | can | (10-ounce) refrigerated pizza crust |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped macadamia nuts |
| 8 | ounces | Small shrimp; fresh or frozen, peeled and deveined and cooked |
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh lime juice |
| 1 | teaspoon | Serrano chili; finely chopped (or jalapeno) |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | White pepper |
| ½ | cup | Mango; peeled and chopped |
| ½ | cup | Kiwi fruit; peeled and chopped (one kiwi) |
| ½ | cup | Chopped red bell pepper |
| ½ | cup | Pineapple tidbits; drained |
| ¼ | cup | Thinly sliced green onions; may be doubled |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped red onion; may be doubled |
| ⅓ | cup | Chopped fresh cilantro |
| 8 | ounces | Cream cheese; softened |
| 6 | Red bell pepper rings; optional | |
| Fresh cilantro sprigs; optional | ||
Directions
CRUST
TOPPING
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Grease 12-inch pizza pan or 13-by- inch pan.
Unroll dough; place in prepared pan. Starting at center, press out dough with hands. Press nuts around edge. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool 10 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine shrimp, lime juice, chili, salt and pepper; mix well. Let stand to marinate while chopping fruits and vegetables. Add mango, kiwi fruit, chopped bell pepper, pineapple, green onions, red onion and cilantro; mix well.
Spread cream cheese evenly over cooled baked crust. Spoon shrimp mixture over cream cheese press lightly. Garnish with bell pepper rings and cilantro sprigs. 8 servings.
TIP When handling chilies: wear plastic or rubber gloves to protect hands.
Do not touch face or eyes.
PER SERVING: 280 calories, 14 grams fat, 410 milligrams sodium, 85 milligrams cholesterol. Dietary exchanges: 1 starch, ½ fruit, ½ very lean meat, 2-½ fat or 1-½ carbohydrate.
>mc from Pat Hanneman (Kitpath) feb 98.
Notes: This dish was Riverside's Sharon Ogawa's entry that made the final cut in Pillsbury's Bake-Off (1998). It is a Hawaiian-style pizza. The crust is studded with chopped macadamia nuts. The base is made of cream cheese topped with chopped chilies, tropical fruit, shrimp and more nuts.
Recipe by: Sharon Ogawa, Riverside, CA (Pillsbury)* Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh <phannema@...> on Feb 25, 1998