Comments on: Red Pepper Pesto and Shrimp Pizza

By: fo’ chisel « that's forking good

fo’ chisel « that's forking good — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:14:15 +0000

[...] There’s still a faint aching in my stomach when I recount this weekend’s monotonous meal choices, but it has inspired me to share this fun and spicy spin on your average pie: shrimp and red pepper pesto pizza (adapted from Macheesmo). [...]

By: Tatoosh

Tatoosh — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:40:50 +0000

We made this last night and the pesto didn't go over well, but the shrimp were a big hit. So we made a second pizza using the marinated shrimp and roasted red pepper strips. We covered the pizza in cheese, but reduced the amount of cheese compared to other pizzas we top with Hungarian sausage or Italian sausage.

We used home roasted red peppers, not commercial, so that might be part of the problem and we ran out of parmigiano, so that was missing from our pesto. Still, if you love the tasted of roasted red pepper, go for it. Well worth trying and playing around with.

A good pizza stone/baking stone is almost mandatory for producing a nice crisp crust at home. Our home oven only goes to 470 degrees, but the thin crust pizzas are all nicely crunchy. We leave the stone in all the time since it helps regulate the heat for any baking/cooking.

We highly recommend trying this recipe and adapting it to your specific tastes.

By: Shelby

Shelby — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:07:54 +0000

I did a search for pesto to find that great mint pesto you posted, and came across this. I'm actually really excited to make this now!

By: Bharat Patel

Bharat Patel — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:45:03 +0000

This was fantastic! The pesto was a big hit, my little sister who tends to be very picky when it comes to eating any kind of sea food even loved it. I’m whipping up another batch of pesto today just to have on reserve for other recipes.

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:48:20 +0000

I made this tonight and it was delicious! I used a mix of shrimp, scallops and calamari. I would recommend using more seafood than listed because it cooks down a lot. Also, I would also recommend adding zucchini and mushrooms. I used a store bought whole wheat crust and it was delicious. The pesto sauce is so good! Can't wait to make it again!

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:49:24 +0000

I made this last night. It was a hit! I had some of the roasted pepper sauce left (I had added some home grown tomatoes to the food processor for the sauce). So I asked my husband this morning what I should do with it. He says “Make more of that pizza!” LOL So I guess I am making more of it.

Thank you for the cooking inspiration!

By: Cookin' Canuck

Cookin' Canuck — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:59:23 +0000

Fabulous photos, as usual! The red pepper pesto sounds like the perfect accompaniment to the shrimp. I'm going to add this to our Friday night pizza rotation.

By: sara

sara — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:41:52 +0000

hells yeah! I also keep some pizza dough in the freezer, maybe I can make this into a calzone.

By: dawn

dawn — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:49:22 +0000

perfect!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:01:16 +0000

This pizza looks amazing. And I've never had red pepper pesto, but it sounds awesome. What a great idea for a pizza sauce.