Recipe originally posted on August 20th, 2012. Last updated on September 13th, 2015.
Sometimes I have huge failures in the kitchen.
There are times when flavorings are off, things don't cook right, or the whole thing just seems kind of blah. These are the many (and I do mean many) meals that don't make it up here. They stay in draft land, usually scratched out on a piece of paper. Sometimes I try and fix it, but there are also times when it just doesn't seem right.
However, these bad meals make the good meals stand out even more. Every once in awhile I make something that I can't believe came out of my kitchen. I hit the flavors perfectly, the meal cooks up just right, and when I take the first bite I have that moment of this is amazing. I usually do a little dance around my kitchen as I stuff my face full of whatever I made.
This pizza was one of those moments.
I remembered Alison's potato pizza and I wanted to add a few extra flavors (like the depth that comes from roasting and goat cheese.) Each component comes together to make one killer pizza. You could even leave the goat cheese off and still have a fine flatbread (but I can't technically call it pizza without the cheese!)
What makes this pizza so special? Roasted onions and potatoes, garlic-rosemary infused olive oil, and a perfect whole wheat crust. I devoured half of this pizza straight out of the oven (and then ate the other half for breakfast the next morning.) I highly suggest you to step out of your cheese/sauce pizza and try this one- I don't think you will be disappointed!
With the weather starting to cool off, I'm more apt to crank up my oven and make pizza. This is definitely a paired down version of a pizza I would normally make, but the flavors really make this awesome. If you're not a fan of goat cheese, try fresh mozzarella. For a quick version, make the dough ahead of time or I've also been known to pick-up some pre-made dough from the refrigerated section of Trader Joe's or Whole Foods.
Salad: Beet, Avocado, and Arugula Salad. With this potato pizza being a bit heavier on the carbs, I like to pair it with a lighter, more vegetable-centric salad. Beets + Avocados are one of my favorite combination during the cooler months.
Drink: While I'm typically a white wine drinker, pizza is one of those recipes I nearly always have a glass of red. I love Pinot Noir but make sure you do a bit of research as I've never had a middle of the road pinot- it's either really good or really bad.
Dessert: Tiramisu (Our anniversary is coming up, so I've had tiramisu on the brain. )
+ You can make your pizza dough with 100% wheat flour. I've found that I (and my husband) like the consistency more with the all purpose flour.
Potato on pizza is so delicious - I love the combination of two different carbohydrates and the addition of goat's cheese and onion makes it even better 🙂
This is one of our favorite pizzas! Love your version with the goat cheese!
This is gorgeous! We all have those meals that don't cook up quite right. Luckily I have people who are willing to eat the mistakes :}
Stunning pizza, I love the combination of flavors. Beautiful pics!
yum, indeed! My husband has made a variation of this with the addition of arugula and toasted walnuts. delicious!
Omg I am so in lust with this recipe. Sharing it with my mom right now!
This looks really gorgeous - great combination of toppings!
I love potato pizza. I can't believe more people don't eat it. Way to keep inspiring!
There is a restaurant in my home town that sells a pizza very similar to this. They garnish it with fresh chopped pistachios. It's seriously the best thing I've ever had. I'm excited to try your recipe! Looks fantastic!
Erin - I love potato on pizza, but roasting them first is inspired. I can imagine this really concentrates the flavors and makes the potatoes cook so nicely atop the pizza! I've never tried pizza dough with whole wheat pastry flour, but I plan to try your recipe this weekend - lovely idea!
I love everything about this pizza! The toppings (never tried roasted potato on a pizza before - sounds amazing) with all the goat cheese and flavors plus the fact that you use pastry flour for the crust. Looks divine! Believe me, I have some serious failures in the kitchen too, but you've won this one!
I spent a bit of time in Italy this summer and I had some fantastic pizzas without any cheese on them. In fact, only the cheese pizza had cheese on it. One of my favourites was nothing but olive oil, thick sliced tomatoes, and a sprinkling of herbs. Another had olive oil, thin sliced potatoes, some salt and pepper, and nothing else. They were magnificent! I also love to do a
Potato on pizza is one of my absolute favourites & I love the flavours that you've combined it with here. Definitely a winner!
I found your blog through foodgawker and had to make this pizza. It turned out perfectly! I love the combination of potato, rosemary, and goat cheese. Will make it again!
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Yummy, look so delicious. I will try it. Thanks for sharing.
Okay, so this pizza is screaming my name! I must eat it NOW! It looks amazing!
I also love experimenting in the kitchen! And it's always a delight to discover something so right, even if sometimes it's just by chance 😉
I will definitely bookmark this pizza recipe to try.
So. Pretty. You have some magical way with food, Ella, and I can't get over it!
This looks great! Have to try it once. And I can totally relate to dancing in the kitchen and stuffing yourself with whatever was just successfully made.
omg pizza and potatoes two of my favorite things together!! need to try it 😀
Potatoes. Pizza. Two of the best foods around. There is a restaurant in my town that makes pizza with mashed potatoes. This recipe of yours looks so yummy with the roasted potatoes.
This one is way higher in carbs (and lower in protein) than I usually eat, but I can totally see making it. I prefer pizzas that don't have tomato sauce on them, and sauceless works just fine for me. This recipe reminds me of the kind of pizzas you find in Rome (Italy). And roasting does wonderful things for the flavor. When the weather cools down sufficiently, I will be making this. I can serve a little extra protein on the side as well as a salad.
Potatoes and pizza- two of my favorite things. With the goat cheese and rosemary and red onions, this looks like the perfect fall dinner. Once the weather here has made up its mind to cool down I'll definitely be making this.
Man this should be labelled NSFW because of all the food porn!
I love your story--that you grew up in a "typical American food" family, and changed your dietary habits. It's possible to change to whole foods, even in our culture! I am new to food blogging and have a link on my site to your site. My website meatlessmain.com features satisfying meatless main dishes that you don't have to totally change your pantry to make. After living in Italy, I love the potato on pizza idea! It was the best focaccia I ate when I was there! Here's my version of an end-of-summer pizza: http://meatlessmain.com/2015/09/15/tomato-tart-in-a-little-green-dress/
So delicious we ate it two nights in a row!;) Big thanx for this recipe