Safari Pizza With Harissa

Brenda.'s Note:

Pizza the African way! If you do not have berbere or harissa, there are many recipes for both here on RecipeZaar.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 pre-baked pizza crust (such as Boboli)
• 2 teaspoons berbere
• 1 teaspoon garlic , minced
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium Chinese eggplant , sliced thick
• 1 small zucchini , sliced thick
• 1 small red onion , sliced thick
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon harissa
• 1 chorizo sausage , sliced
• 6 ounces mozzarella cheese , sliced

Directions:

1. Mix berbere, garlic and salt with olive oil. Coat top of pizza crust with oil mixture; set aside.
2. Prepare topping:
3. Place vegetables in a roasting pan; lightly toss with olive oil and harissa to coat.
4. Roast vegetables for 15-20 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and let cool.
6. Arrange cheese, sausage and vegetables on pizza crust.
7. Bake in preheated oven at 350°F for 10 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and serve hot.
9. Sprinkle with more harissa if desired.

Reviews

[rosslare]

Pizza with a difference, very good! I used red pepper instead of zucchini.

[FLKeysJen]

Spicy, flavorful, different! I used Gabi's Harissa (Moroccan Hot Sauce) for the harissa which was more of a wet "spread" consistency, and and Berbere (Ethiopian Hot Pepper Seasoning) for the berbere which resulted in a dry "sprinkling" spice, so I juxtaposed your uses. I spread the harissa across the crust first like pizza sauce, added the toppings, and sprinkled the berbere over the top at the end, like you'd do with red pepper flakes on an Italian pizza. The chorizo and mozzarella were not cooked after 10 minutes. I increased the temperature to 425 degrees and cooked for an additional 10 minutes and that was perfect. This could easily serve four people for a meal so the Nutrition Facts are not as bad as they look, and the veggies are good for you!

[Ma Field]

Definitely different but delicious and got good comments from everyone who tried it. I substituted yellow squash for the eggplant as DH is allergic, and made my own harissa (yum!) as well as my own crust. This is a fun one to make and would be great for a get-together. made for the Kitchen Gadget Africa Challenge ZWT4 for the Daffy Daffodils