One of my personal beliefs is that life is too short to eat boring pizza. There's a pizza place in my home town where every week, the special is a pizza combination that always makes me stop and think. I've yet to try one I don't like and it's always a treat for the times I'm back in Illinois (it's how this curry cauliflower pizza came to be). I think this is part of the reason I share so many flatbreads and pizza recipes- because you can never have too many in my book. The romesco sauce I make is easy and perfect as you start to get red peppers in the summer. The best part, this potato pizza is rather quick to whip together if you already have dough.
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A flavorful, fun pizza using potatoes tossed with a fresh romesco sauce- perfect for pizza night!
Tips & Tricks: Make the romesco ahead of time. The sauce will keep for up to a week in the refrigerator or for a couple months in the freezer.
Stock up: get the pantry ingredients you will need: potatoes, pizza dough, red peppers
Nutrition: see the information.
As mentioned, I love different toppings for pizzas so even within this recipe, there's a few different variations I've experimented with. For me, however, it's all about the sauce.
Potatoes: I find the fingerling potatoes key for this pizza. The small shapes help create the perfect, coin-sized topping. If you can't find these potatoes, try dicing yukon gold instead (or if you're feeling adventurous, sweet potatoes also work.)
Cheese: I really love the flavor of the romesco, so I keep the cheese plain. However, a smoked gouda, goat cheese, or manchego would be lovely as well.
Spice: The original recipe calls for 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. I often lessen that when I'm making this pizza for the family but if I'm making a personal sized pizza, I up the pepper amount. Use your best judgement.
If you've never tried romesco sauce, you're in for a treat. This nut/pepper based sauce originated in Spain as a companion for fish but it's one of my favorite sauces/spreads to pair with vegetables. The smoked paprika is the key to the overall flavor but I also like to add hazelnuts to my version for their earthy undertone. Once you make the sauce, a few other recipes to use:
Roasted Romesco Potatoes
Hummus and Romesco Grilled Cheese
Grilled Cauliflower Steaks with Romesco
The Romesco Potato Pizza is looking far better then what we normally eat from the various store. I am really excited to try this at home, its looking so delicious.
You really should come to Berlin and try the pizzas here. Interesting places are popping up lately!
This looks amazing! I'm so excited to try it. The only other time I've seen potatoes on pizza was in Japan, where they have this potato/mayo/corn pizza this is actually super delicious.