Potato Pizzas
(http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/)
Ingredients
1 large baking potato per person
pizza sauce (recipe below)
your choice of toppings (I used onion, bell pepper, zucchini,
calamata olives, green olives, and mushrooms)
fresh basil
soy parmesan
Pizza Sauce (makes enough for 2 servings/potatoes):
1/2 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1 can diced tomatoes (I used Italian style)
1/8 tsp. fennel seed
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. basil
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Preparation
Start with potatoes that are at least 1-1/2 inches thick in the
middle. Scrub each potato well. Cut into three slices, making the outer
two a little wider than the middle one. Take the two outer slices and
trim a little bit off the bottom (rounded side) in order to make them
lie flat.
Place them on an oiled baking sheet and bake at 350 F for about 40
minutes, until cooked throughout. (I was just making one serving, so I
did this in the toaster oven with excellent results.)
While the potatoes are cooking, make the pizza sauce: Sauté the onion
in a non-stick saucepan until it becomes translucent. Add the garlic and
sauté one minute more. Pour about 1/3 of the can of tomatoes into the
saucepan. Using a blender or hand blender, puree the remaining tomatoes
and add them to the pan. (I do this right in the can with a hand
blender.) Add the remaining sauce ingredients, and simmer on low until
the potatoes are ready.
When the potatoes are done, take them out of the oven, spread each
one with sauce, and top with your choice of toppings. (I made one with
zucchini-calamata olives-red bell pepper, another with mushrooms-green
olives-onions, and another with everything.) Put them back into the oven
and bake for 15-20 more minutes, until the toppings are done to your
taste.
Remove from the oven and sprinkle with lots of fresh basil and soy
parmesan, if desired. Careful, they will be hot! But once they're
cooled, you can pick them up like regular pizza.
Your question and comments are welcome
