The foodbuzz project food blog set various tasks and it was my intention to complete all of them. But, that did not happen. Life intervened and here I am, many months later sharing my idea for the pizza challenge. The taste of this is scallop pizza is unique and I will continue to experiment with the concept of a pizza base, sauce and topping. I have a large pizza baking pan and this fed the two of us quite easily.
Scallop Pizza
Makes enough for: 1 pizza
Ingredients
- 1 portion pizza dough (you can use store bought bread dough)
- 15 mls olive oil
- 2 rashers streaky bacon, sliced
- 250 mls frozen peas
- 1 clove garlic
- 15 mls lemon juice
- 15 g butter
- 8 scallops, roe included
- 15 g watercress
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180° Celsius
- put the pizza dough into the tin and do not allow it to rise
- brush with olive oil and season with salt
- place the bacon on the pizza base
- bake for 15 minutes
- blanch the peas in boiling water with the garlic
- drain and puree together with the lemon juice
- heat the butter in a pan
- season and pan fry the scallops
- remove the pizza from the oven
- smooth on the pea puree
- add the scallops ensuring each slice will get one
- put the watercress on top of the pizza
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The ingredients used for my scallop pizza
- pizza dough: I make this more often than not in my bread maker as it takes no time at all
- olive oil: buy the most expensive one you can afford. Make sure it is extra virgin and cold pressed.
- streaky bacon: this used to be a staple ingredient in my kitchen, but now I buy bacon bits as it is more cost effective, and more often than not I cut the bacon up in any case
- frozen peas: these will also be found in my freezer. The easiest way to cook them is to zap them in the microwave with a little bit of butter, salt and dried mint
- garlic: buy firm cloves and don’t worry if they sprout. If it bothers you, plant the sprouted ones for your own harvest
- lemon juice: there will always be a bottle in my fridge as I add it to my daily cup of green tea
- butter: if I can, I buy unsalted. But this is becoming more and more difficult. If you buy salted butter keep in mind to reduce the salt in your recipe
- scallops: these are a rare treat and not something I buy in South Africa. They are shipped in frozen and really not worth the expense, or the airmiles
- watercress: I buy this from our local grocer, usually in a small pack and add it to our lunchtime salads
I battle to find fat juicy scallops, do you have a secret supplier? Love the idea for a scallop pizza!!
I buy frozen ones when I see them – they come in a ziploc type of bag, and are available from Seafood on Sail in Strand. I think they have an outlet in Hout Bay as well, but I am not sure. The pizza was a whim 🙂
What an original pizza topping.
🙂 Mandy
thanks – it took some thought 🙂
Gimme!
*sends slice*
Yum Tandy!! I bet it’s delicious 🙂 minus the watercress though….thanks 🙂
You can use any herb instead of the watercress 🙂