My Arugula Rocket gave me its first harvest after I sowed the seeds 5 weeks ago. I was excited with my labour of love. I was not expecting good harvest as it was my first attempt to grow vegetables in my small organic herbs terrace. I was wrong!
I thought the peppery flavour from the arugula leaves would marry well with the piece of salmon that I was thawing in the refrigerator and Grilled Salmon Pizza seemed like a good idea.
Most online recipes use smoked salmon for pizzas. I had no intention to follow suit. My recipe would minimise the usual 'fishy' smell from cooked salmon, thereby, making the pizza absolutely delicious.
Ingredients & Condiments :
- 1 pc of 12-inch pizza crust (available in supermarkets)
- 1 cup of arugula rocket leaves
- 1 cup of mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup of salmon (about 300 gm)(sliced to thin pieces)(pre-marinated with few drops of sesame oil and 1/2 tsp teriyaki sauce)
- 1 large onion (sliced to rings)
- 2-3 small peppers (optional)(sliced to thin pieces)
- 1 cup of pizza sauce (mix 4 tbsp sour cream with 2 stalks of finely chopped parsley well)
- 1 tbsp crispy sambal shrimps (available in supermarkets)
(tsp = teaspoon; tbsp = tablespoon)
Method :
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Grease 12 inch pizza pan and pre-heat oven at 180 degrees celsius (for 15 minutes). I still feel that it is nicer to bake the pizza directly on the oven rack (without a pan) as it gives us a crispier crust, but the thought of cleaning the oven rack.....duh... |
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Spread pizza sauce on crust. Do not spread to the brim. Leave an edge. |
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As I was already using sour cream as base, mozzarella cheese was added sparingly to avoid the pizza being too rich, too oily. I only added shredded mozzarella cheese at the centre for flavouring purpose. |
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This is the essential part. Onions must be added to complement the salmon. This would bring down the 'fishy' smell of the salmon quite significantly. In this instance, I added a little sliced peppers too. |
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Arrange salmon pieces on top of the onions. |
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Sprinkle crispy sambal shrimps on the salmon pieces and pizza is ready for oven. |
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Bake pizza in oven at 180 degrees celsius for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, increase heat to 200 degrees celsius and bake for another 5 minutes. At these temperatures, the salmon would still retain its moisture whilst the cheese would be slightly burnt when the pizza is removed fro the oven. |
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Remove hot pizza from oven. |
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Top with arugula rocket leaves and the pizza is good to be served. |
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If you prefer it to be more spicy, just sprinkle more crispy sambal shrimps (or chilli flakes) on your pizza before eating. |
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Absolutely delicious...you can savour the freshness of all ingredients. |
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