I’m always so pleased with myself when I actually follow through on a recipe I said I would. Last week I mentioned this Smoked Salmon Pizza made with Leeks and Pesto. I got Leeks last week in my Door To Door Organics box, and searched Food Gawker for ways to use them. There were a ton of Leek Soup recipes, but Spring is coming so no more soup! Pizza is year round friendly, and I had Salmon.
So like usual I made a few changes to the recipe. Like always I used a Whole Foods 365 Organic Wheat Pizza Crust to start off. The recipe called for a heavy cream Pesto sauce, but homie doesnt use heavy cream, so I made my own Cream Pesto Sauce! I used 2 Pesto Cubes (I made Pesto last summer and froze it in ice cube trays) melted in a sauce pan, added a teaspoon of Olive (just to make it more runny) and a large dollop of Fat Free Cream Cheese. stir on medium low until smooth. Spread evenly over crust.
Oh ha! Before I made the sauce I actually baked a Salmon Steak. I didn’t have smoked salmon, and although I love Smoked Salmon sometimes its too intense for me. Any way I only have one Salmon Steak left, so this was a great way to use it up. I basically just sprinkled some seasoning on it and baked it at 350 for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Ok back to the stove top. I cut up my Leeks (to be honest I have never used Leeks so I really didn’t know how to cut them, so I just did thin slices off the end) and tossed them in a little heated Olive Oil with Mushrooms. When those got nice and cooked I threw in some Kale, because let’s be honest, I’m a little MAD FOR KALE! Let it all cook down.
To put it all together I layered it like this
-Pizza Crust
-Pesto Cream Sauce
-Light Sprinkle of Mozzarella
-Sprinkle Salmon evenly
-Glop sautéed veggies generously
-Sprinkle more Mozzarella
Bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes.
Ok I know I keep saying this, but this is the BEST pizza I have ever made! Ha! Mr. Gaunt LOVED this! Im so glad I did regular Salmon and not smoked. It was beautiful!
On a side note this past weekend in Washington I made Kale Chips! Whoohoo! These are all the rage on food blogs and Food Photography Sites. I was waiting to make these with my mom for her Birthday, and we did just that! They turned out pretty darn good, shockingly crispy and chip like. They are also very easy. I bought Purple and Green Kale just to mix it up. You can read how to make them here. I was also shocked how much people liked them! Even the guys, so definitely try them.
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Where in whole foods did you find Whole Wheat Pizza Dough? We made pizza last night as well, and I buy the Deli fresh made dough, but when I had to add it up, I estimated what the POINTS book said and it was basically 2pts per 1oz.
I LOVE pizza and want to find a good dough, that isn’t a whole wheat pita. I might have to brave trader joes, I remember they had some whole wheat ones. But since I go to Whole Foods most of the time, I’d rather find it there.
Is it in the freezer section or is it a box that you add water to?
Thanks!
Its actually usually on the side cap (like the end part of an aisle) of the tomato/pasta sauce aisle, hanging. Just to help you out its about 2.5-3 points per 1/4 of the pizza, not too bad. I like it because its organic and Whole Wheat! Very Clean. I had originally wanted to buy the dough, but found this to be cheaper (like $4 for two crusts) and I prefer all bread like product to be Whole Wheat.
I don’t really like pizza that much but I would chow down on any of the pizzas that you’ve shown in your blog!