Hi folks. I have to say I am really enjoying being part of the Vintage Recipe Swap. Christianna of Burwell General Store uses vintage cookbooks and every month she chooses one recipe for the group to adapt. There about 30 of us right now and some changes are coming to the swap. I have to admit to being really excited to see what's in store for us next. It is so rewarding to take a recipe and turn it on it's head, make it something else. Some months it's easy, some months it's hard. This month's recipe was an intriguing one. We were to take a wild rice dressing and make it something else. I went around and around trying to think of something unique. Should I do this, what if I did that? Then it came like a bolt of lightning. Pizza. It's where my mind always goes. I had done a pizza with a previous recipe so I really did not want to do it another time. But the pull was too great. The last one was a dessert, so I figured a savory was acceptable. Then I'll never be able to adapt another into pizza again. Yikes, there's some pressure. Am I up to the challenge? Of course I am, I love playing with food. Just consider me 5 years old and always in trouble at the table. It's who I am.
Once I made the decision to make pizza it became how and what to use. I had done a rice pizza eons ago when I was on a health kick. Seems like a lifetime ago. I had no recollection of how I did it or what kind of rice I used. I wanted to do a Hawaiian pizza as Hawaii has been playing on my mind lately. I figured ham would be kind of a bad choice with rice though. So I did just straight up pineapple on it. I was lucky I had any left. Once I chopped open a fresh pineapple I could not stop eating it. I must have eaten half a pineapple while making the pizza. Lucky for me pineapple is good for you. Addictive but healthy.
I think if you are a healthy eater this will appeal to you big time. It's a bit outside the box, pizza but a healthy spin to it. I cannot do whole wheat flour so this is a good way to make it healthy without having to use that. My son who usually likes anything did not care for it. Not sure if that's a bad sign or not. Hubs thought it was good. I thought it was okay. I'll be honest, I'd rather have normal crust. But then I'd also love the world to be drizzled in chocolate so there you go.
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked wild rice blend
- 2 eggs
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- ¾ cup pizza sauce
- 1 and ½ cups shredded mozzarella I like the new pizza mozzarella's on the market, they melt perfectly
- ¾ cup chopped fresh pineapple
Instructions
- Cook up your wild rice first. Bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Add some salt. Toss in 3 cups of rice and let boil for a few minutes. Turn down to a simmer and cook for about 40 to 50 minutes. Fluff with a fork and simmer about 3 to 5 more minutes.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Add beaten eggs and butter to the rice and mix well.
- Press the mixture into a pizza pan that you have already sprayed with non stick spray or lined with parchment.
- Spread your pizza sauce over top the rice.
- Sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese.
- Top with chopped pineapple.
- Place the pizza in the oven on middle rack and cook for about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Remove, cut and serve with a smile.
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| Original Recipe |
If you are looking for a healthy alternative to pizza dough this is for you. Well except for all that mozzarella cheese slathered all over it. Whatever. Food police! Pfftt!
If you want to learn more about the vintage recipe swap hear on over to Burwell General Store. Please check out my fellow swappers and enjoy their creative and lovely recipes. See you next month when the next challenge will be the anti-pizza.
Toodles and smoochies. xx
Torviewtoronto
looks wonderful lovely meal
Marina
My "healthy" alternative is a real dough pizza, and I've tried probably all kinds of crusts. You know how I am all about healthy eating, non-GMO ingredients, no pesticides, etc., an everything. But when it comes to substituting ingredients I am the old fashion way: how was it made like forever? If it calls for butter and eggs, I am not going to use flax seeds whatever. This idea of vintage swap is great: it's like a scientific experiments in the kitchen! I would try this pizza with pineapples on the side... (Don't kick me, please...) 🙂
Kim Bee
Thanks so much.
Kim Bee
Lol, I tend to like just a plain white dough. But I can't do any whole wheat or most alternative flours to white so it can be hard to do the healthy thing. No kicking here. I love the fact that cooking and eating is so diverse. The possibilities are endless depending on taste and dietary needs. It's so cool to hear how other people would alter a recipe.
PolaM
Anything Pizza is great in my book! And your wild rice pizza looks even greater!
The Cozy Herbivore
Wow, how original! And of course I couldn't argue with you about the cheese... it totally makes everything better.
Burwell General Store
HAhha! Love this! I never, ever would of thought to turn the original recipe into a pizza! Glad you had fun with this, and as always, it's great to see your creations in the recipe swap!
Shari
Such a great twist on the recipe swap. I love a good pizza and I think this is just amazing. Such an interesting post!
Camilla ~ Caffay Way
This is a great idea and playing with food is the best - great addition to the swap!
Anna @ hiddenponies
Great idea! I would have to leave the pineapple far, far away but I love the idea of wild rice in a pizza!
Choc Chip Uru
Never even heard of rice in pizza but I wish I had because obviously I have missed out - looks scrumptious 😀
Cheers
Choc CHip Uru
Alyssa
Love this! I think my daughter would love this too. The child can't stop eating rice. Great way to adapt the original recipe
Toni @ Boulder Locavore
Kim I'm so intrigued by your recipe! First I agree fully on your opening comments with regard to the swap. Some months I feel I know instantly what to make, others I'm completely at a loss until really thinking about it!
Being gluten free I only eat rice crust pizzas when buying them at the store. I make my own crust as well from flours (non gluten). This sounds like a really great way to to make pizza and I'm sure you can change up the 'crust' with all sorts of grains. Really cool!
firefoodie
Never thought I'd see the words wild rice and pizza in the same sentence! looks mighty tasty, could you actually pick it up?? A 🙂
Tya @ Note Etc.
Awww....! rice Pizza.... this one is must try recipe from you, I eat rice everyday and never eat it with cheese, but it looks super delicious
cheers
Suzi
This is an interesting twist on my favorite treat. Rice crust, that's a great idea Kim. I'm going for it.
Julia
I love your take on the recipe!!! And pineapple is one of my favorite pizza toppings!
Kiri W.
Wow, now this looks fantastic. Love the crust twist, and look at that cheese goo 🙂 Yum!
Carolyn
Wild rice pizza, this is so darn creative, Kim!
Lana
I have never even heard of a rice pizza, let alone attempted to make it! After reading your post I have to admit that I am very intrigued. I wonder what my girls would think of it (they are both very adventurous eaters).
Very creative, Kim!