Friday, June 20, 2014

Beef and Broccoli Pizza (Pizza Night!)

Roast beef and roasted broccoli seasoned with layers of Asian flavors. You don't miss the cheese

Beef and Broccoli Pizza | Farm Fresh Feasts
OMG there's no cheese on this pizza, will they revoke my home-pizza-maker card? Will someone come and steal my blackened and broken, pizza stone?
I've got greens on my mind, so it makes sense to share a pizza with a green topping today. Want to know how many types of edible greens we got in the farm share this week? The photo is on my FB page, but I'll just tell ya--seven.  Seven types of greens.  Plus all the other delicious Spring vegetables.  Whoa. I've got my vegetable triage work cut out for me.

Beef and Broccoli Pizza | Farm Fresh Feasts

I did make a few command decisions right off the bat. While I know that radish greens are edible, the spiky edges put me off and the composting pig won't touch them--so into the compost bin they go. Ditto the turnip greens. My spouse commented "that's a handsome turnip" when he saw the giant beauty, and while I do like slow cooked turnip greens and cornbread in the Fall, I'd rather use my freezer space to put up berries right now. Into the compost bin with the turnip greens.
That leaves us [pun unintended] with lettuce, kale, kohlrabi greens, a big bag of cooking greens, and my beloved beet greens.

Beef and Broccoli Pizza | Farm Fresh Feasts

I don't usually pair greens with cheese--unless it's cheese in a salad--so I'm glad to share a pizza without cheese.  My first pizza without cheese, as a matter of fact.  But not the last--the kids snapped this one up quickly, and that's high praise for me to make further variations on this theme.


Beef and Broccoli Pizza | Farm Fresh Feasts
The broccoli was roasting and missed the photo op

Beef and Broccoli Pizza

1 ½ cups chopped broccoli
1 teaspoon soy sauce, divided, plus a splash more
½  teaspoon fish sauce, divided
½ teaspoon olive oil
½ teaspoon dark sesame oil, divided
1 pound pizza dough (here are some options)
olive oil for brushing the crust
¼ cup hoisin sauce
½ cup roast beef, chopped into small pieces
2 teaspoons sesame seed mix (here's my first post about this find)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit, and if you're using a pizza stone make sure it is in the oven to preheat as well.  Let the pizza dough sit on the counter to get to room temperature so the yeast can have a chance to wake up and stretch like one of my dogs before you push it into position [the dough, not the dogs].
In a large bowl, toss the broccoli with ½ teaspoon soy sauce, ¼ teaspoon fish sauce, olive oil and 4-5 drops of sesame oil.  Spread broccoli onto a baking sheet* and roast for 5 to 8 minutes until lightly browned.  Return to the tossing bowl, add another splash of soy sauce and several drops of sesame oil to the broccoli, and set aside.
Increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
On an oiled piece of parchment [*I roasted the broccoli on the parchment, to save cleaning up the baking sheet] stretch out the pizza dough into the shape that moves you today.  Bake for 5 to 6 minutes until it's lightly browned on the bottom and dry on the top.  Spread the hoisin sauce across the crust, then scatter the broccoli across the top.  Dump the roast beef into the newly-emptied tossing bowl [hey, no sense creating more dishes] and toss with ½ teaspoon soy sauce, ¼ teaspoon fish sauce, and several drops of sesame oil.  Scatter the roast beef across the broccoli.  Top with the sesame seed mix.  Slide the crust back into the oven, directly on the pizza stone this time. Bake for 5 minutes until heated through.

Note:  salami and alfredo sauce and thawed mozzarella balls make a gooey mess in the oven:

Beef and Broccoli Pizza | Farm Fresh Feasts

Another Note: purple plates do not make food look best:

Beef and Broccoli Pizza | Farm Fresh Feasts

This post is shared on Clever Chicks Blog HopWhat's Cookin' WednesdayTasty Tuesdays

8 comments:

  1. Alright this is incredibly clever and kid approved. I'm impressed. I got my second share yesterday and I got one head of lettuce, one bunch of kale (although I'm still working last week's kale), and bok choy which is really quite manageable when it comes to greens and significantly less than seven. If anyone can get through them, it's you. I have total faith.

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    1. Meghan,
      Three words: Kale Lemonade Smoothies. I'm telling you, when my friend Cathy told me her daughter's favorite Tropical Smoothie flavor was the Kale Lemonade it changed my thoughts on kale. I throw in a banana, or maybe some strawberries (but not blueberries, they make the finished color slightly muddy), the kale, lemonade, and ice and off we go.
      The whole family drinks it and the kale vanishes. It's amazing.
      Not that I want another trash bag of kale any time soon, but . . . I got this.

      Thanks!

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  2. This looks delicious! And I think this might be a little odd with cheese on it, I'm thinking I would prefer it your way. I'm posting a cheese-less pizza on Friday.

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    1. Julie,
      I'm glad I'm not the only one who would find it odd to add cheese to this pizza.
      Looking forward to yours!
      Thanks!

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  3. What a great and different idea for a pizza. Beef and Broccoli pizza looks and must taste wonderful. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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    1. Kathy,
      Inspiration for pizzas is coming from all quarters.
      Thanks for hosting!

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  4. This looks fantastic! Thanks for linking up with What's Cookin' Wednesday!

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    1. Karly,
      I appreciate it! For a change my food isn't looking all brown and boring.
      Thanks for hosting!

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