Thai Curry Pizza

My first memory of cooking, with my now husband, is of him making his Thai Curry pizza creation for me. He showed such pride in this dish and the results were incredibly yummy and unique. Think, stir fry + crispy crust pizza!! The key to achieve the crispiest crust is to slide the parchment lined pizza off of the pan (but keep it on the parchment) and directly onto the oven rack. This creates the crispiest crust EVER and perfectly stands up to the heavy toppings on this pizza. We make our own crust from a recipe in a cookbook Bill has had since college, but you can easily get fresh store bought dough from Trader Joes or Whole foods with the same results! We hope you enjoy this crispy, Make ahead of Monday creation by my favorite Chef Bill! 

Ingredients

Fresh raw Pizza dough enough for two pizzas 
1 block of extra firm tofu chopped into small cubes
1 T sesame oil 
Salt & pepper to taste
1 T avocado oil 
2 cloves of chopped garlic
2 T of chopped fresh ginger
I head of broccoli chopped into medium sized pieces
1 red bell pepper chopped
1 LB baby bella mushrooms sliced
1 bottle of Thai Red Curry sauce (We used Trader Joe’s brand)
3 green onions chopped
Toasted sesame seeds 

Suggested Toppings 
Hoisin Sauce
Sriracha 

Directions 

1. Toss the cubed tofu with sesame oil, salt and pepper and saute on medium-high heat until caramelized and slightly crispy. Remove from the fry pan and set aside. Tofu will get even more crispy in the oven as the pizza cooks.
2. Heat avocado oil in the same fry pan and add garlic and ginger and saute for 30 seconds.
3. Add the broccoli, red pepper and mushrooms and saute for 4-6 minutes until veggies begin to become tender. 
4. Preheat oven to 400 degrees 
5. Line your counter with parchment paper. 
6. Using a rolling pin, roll each of the two balls of dough as thin as you can in the shape of your pan.
7. Slide a 10 - 12 inch round pizza pan under each. 
8. Spread half of the red curry sauce on each pizza and evenly top with sauteed veggies and tofu.
9. Top each pizza with green onion and toasted sesame seeds
10. Carefully slide each pizza off of the pan (not off of the parchment paper) and into the oven for the crispiest crust! 
11. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the crust is nice and crispy on the bottom. 
12. Remove from the oven and top with a swirl of hoisin sauce and sriracha (optional) 
13. Let cool for 5 minutes, slice and ENJOY!