You encounter all the flavours of the world in our WUR community. Student Serag* (27), from the Netherlands, combines his love of Italian food with his favourite fruit: the kiwi.
‘We love Italian cuisine in the Netherlands: it’s easy, tasty and affordable. Personally I’m a big fan of kiwis, so I decided to combine these two favourites. And that’s how this recipe came about: pizza with kiwi. About 10 of my friends have already tasted it, and they all liked it. Kiwis are normally sweet but baking them gives them a hint of sourness, which works well together with the other flavours. And by the way, did you know that just one kiwi provides your daily requirement of vitamin C? I get that this kind of adaptation of recipes could be a touchy subject for Italians, so I would like to challenge them to come up with their own interpretation of a Dutch dish. We’re calling this masterpiece Dutch Pizza.’
Ingredients for two people:
- 1 pack readymade pizza dough with pizza sauce
- 150g grated cheese
- 1 ball mozzarella
- 2 green kiwis (yellow ones are okay too)
Method:
- Heat the oven to the required temperature according to the pizza pack.
- Lay a sheet of baking paper on a baking tray.
- Slowly roll the dough out on the baking paper until it’s rectangular in shape.
- Flatten the dough with a rolling pin.
- Use a fork to raise the edges of the dough so the sauce can’t escape.
- Spread the pizza sauce over the dough.
- Wash the kiwis and slice them thinly. I keep the skin on for more flavour.
- Spread the kiwi slices evenly over the pizza.
- Sprinkle grated cheese over the pizza without burying the kiwis.
- Tear the mozzarella and scatter it over the pizza.
- Option (if the budget allows): sprinkle with Italian herbs.
- Bake the pizza until it looks good to eat.
Enjoy!
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