I know someone that can't eat citrus foods or foods with high acidity so when it comes to pizza this means having it with no tomato based sauces. So far this means having ranch or an Alfredo-type sauce, or worse yet no sauce! Aside from these can anyone suggest any other alternatives we can try?
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Suggestions I have would be a basil pesto sauce, bbq, or a sweet chili sauce. I have not tried this, but rather than ranch, I wonder if you could do something with caesar? |
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You may need to rethink your idea of pizza as something that needs tomato sauce, or sauce at all. Imagine it as an open sandwhich freshly baked. You can put tomato or any other juicy thing to contribute moist. Avoiding tomato will allow you to add some flavours that tomato sauce usually masks. If you like the pineapple-ham combo, it tastes better without tomato, IMHO. A few of my favourite pizzas:
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Yes! Take 1 cup slice onion, 1/2 cup butternut squash, peeled and sliced very thin. Put onion and squash in a roasting pan, add some rosemary, salt and pepper, toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil, and bake for about 20 minutes at 400 F. Brush your crust with olive oil. Put squash mixture on top, sprinkle a bunch of parmesan or asiago cheese over, then bake at 450 for about 10 minutes. Not sure what crust you use...but this is truly delicious! |
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You can put a layer of mozzarella cheese (like in margherita, but without tomato sauce) it gives a good, juicy texture and it's a really good ground. Add various toppings:
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the easiest best replacement for me is a nice bianco sauce pound few cloves garlic, 2 tbsp olive oil, salt & pepper in mortar & pestle add white wine and mix til homogenised done! |
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You don't need sauce at all. Infuse some olive oil with garlic and let it cool down. Use it as your base, you can perhaps integrate fresh thyme, oregano, basil, or sage with your oil infusion depending on what your toppings might be my favorite pizza is dough + olive oil (infused with garlic) + chicken + provolone + blue cheese + roasted red peppers |
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You could make it a la Tarte Flambée, and use crème fraîche with some nutmeg, salt and pepper... :-) |
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Pizza does not need a sauce, but most Americans are accustomed to eating pizzas with sauce covered bases. There are a variety of sauces that could be used in lieu of tomato based sauces, some of them people would accept readily while others might take a leap of faith... Basically any sauce can be used on pizza as long as you pair it with toppings that work with them. More "Traditional" sauces:
"Modern" sauces:
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Equal parts unprepared canned Mushroom soup mixed with sour cream and optional hot sauce to taste. I top this with diced up boiled perogies, mushrooms and bacon. |
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When I make homemade pizza I use this no-tomato sauce. Please note, beets will discolor as you cook them so while the sauce itself is nice and red, once you bake the pizza it may be a bit browner. (You may want to remove the sauce from the heat before adding the beets and don't cook them for the additional 5 minutes, then allow it to finish cooking while baking in the oven on the pizza.) You can see a photo of the baked sauce here. |
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