Giant puffball mini pizzas are light, delicate alternative mini pizzas with a crust of giant puffball slices, a traditional tomato sauce and topping of your choice. Giant puffball mini pizzas are super easy to make, and they can be eaten as a delicious snack for any occasion.
For this recipe, you can use either the homemade tomato sauce described in this recipe or you can buy a jar of tomato sauce from a store.
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Giant puffball mini pizzas
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 giant puffball, fresh
- Olive oil
Tomato sauce
- 1 (400 grams) canned chopped tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon oregano, dried
- A small handful of basil leaves
Topping
- 1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese
- Topping of your choice (ham, pepperoni, chicken, truffle, vegetables)
Instructions
Tomato sauce
- Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor.
- Set aside.
Crust
- Preheat oven to 250 C / 480 F
- Clean the giant puffball and cut away any bad parts. Cut the puffball into slices of about 1 cm (0.4 inches). The giant puffball should be solid and white when cut through.
- Over high heat, add olive oil to a large frying pan and place one or two slices of giant puffball (depending on the size) and fry until golden-brown on both sides. Add more olive oil if necessary.
Make the mini pizzas
- Place the fried slices of giant puffball onto a baking sheet covered in parchment paper. Spread out a thin layer of tomato sauce on top of each slice, add shredded cheese and topping of your choice.
- Bake the mini pizzas in the oven until the cheese has melted (approximately 5-10 minutes). Serve immediately.
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