Beetroot Pizza with Pear, Blue Cheese and Crispy Curly Kale – The Ultimate Recipe

Total 35 min

Look to dazzle and impress guests with our exciting take on Beetroot Pizza. Combining a homemade crust, baked greens and savory toppings of zesty pear, blue cheese, almonds and cheddar this beet crust pizza is not shy of attention. Colorized by way of fresh beetroot and beetroot juice, its delicate crust packs flavor like no other and delivers a satisfying bite on top! It is not all just good looks and great flavor, it is easy to prepare as well – before you know it, you will be diving in on a slice of homemade pizza-goodness! With this extravagant beet pizza recipe in your arsenal, pizza night is every night.

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Beetroot Pizza with Pear, Blue Cheese and Crispy Curly Kale – The Ultimate Recipe

Ingredients

Crust

7 oz beetroots, peeled and rinsed
2⅘ oz sunflower seeds
3½ oz plain flour
⅕ cups beetroot juice
⅖ cups oil
2.1 oz Havarti Creamy, shredded

Crispy curly kale

oil
salt
pepper
whole curly kale leaves

Pizza toppings

1 pear
blue cheese
cheddar cheese, matured, shredded
almonds
olive oil

Preparation

Preparation

Grate the beetroot and drain in a cloth (there should be 200g after the juice has been drained off)

Grind the sunflower seeds into a flour

Combine all the ingredients for the crust and form into a solid mass. Place the mass between two pieces of baking parchment, and roll out to a thin round crust.

Pre-bake the crust at 200°C for approx. 15 min.

Crispy curly kale

Rinse and dry the curly kale, then chop into smaller pieces and massage with oil, salt and pepper.

Spread the kale onto a baking sheet. Bake in the oven at 170°C for approx. 10-15 min until crisp. (It burns easily, so keep a close watch.)

Pizza toppings

Cut the pear into slices.

Take the pre-baked pizza crust and top with the Castello® Mature Cheddar, pear slices and Castello® Danablu. Bake for approx. 5-7 min. until the cheese has melted.

Once out of the oven, top with the baked kale and chopped almonds and drizzle with olive oil.

Tips & Tricks

A perfect drink for the perfect bite, pairing your favorite meal with the right beverage is a sure-fire way of giving your entire experience a big lift, and it is a lot easier than you would think! It is all about finding the balance between contrasts, and when you cater to the strongest flavors in your dish, finding that perfect equalizer comes naturally.

Tips & Tricks

Wines with tones of herbs work wonders when paired with elegant recipes such as our Beetroot Pizza, and the tart flavors from a Sauvignon Blanc or Gruner. Their sense of pepper notes and overall fresh and bright flavors match perfectly with delicate nature of our recipe. Their ripeness has plenty of strength to counterweight any decadence from the cheese, allowing you to truly taste the subtle nuances of this playful pizza.

Tips & Tricks

When it comes to beers, opting for lighter variants is an obvious choice. Pilsners and wheat beers offer great tartness and often even add a sense of fruitiness to your palate. Generally, beers with light citrusy overtones balance the characteristics of our Beetroot Pizza perfectly.

Serving Suggestion

Made from a blend of sunflower seeds, Havarti cheese, fresh beetroot and beet juice, a light crust acts as foundation to a heap of mouth-watering toppings. Resting atop a garnish of peeled pear, a side of crispy curly kale and diced almonds add new levels of bite and texture. Combined, both crust and toppings provide strong flavors on their own, eliminating the need of even tomato sauce!

Serving Suggestion

Still to come however, this unique recipe calls for a cheese garnish out of the ordinary. Given the light and delicate nature of our beet crust pizza, there is plenty of room for flavors to develop and flourish. For this to happen, it is important that you choose the right kind of cheese in terms of both taste and texture as one too mild could make your pizza feel plain. For this recipe, we chose two of our absolute favorite kinds of cheese to provide the perfect amount of nuance and character!

Serving Suggestion

First, generous dashes of our beloved Castello® Traditional Danish Blue add aroma and intensity to your palate. Its complexity combined with its smooth texture offers a balanced profile of flavor that keeps on developing as it lingers. Having a slightly stronger presence when baked, it pairs beautifully with light shavings of our Castello® Matured Cheddar. Adding a sense of immediate sharpness, it works to unify the characteristics from each ingredient, resulting in a perfect slice every time.

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