Whatever your feelings about Valentine’s Day, can we just rally around a day to celebrate love? Here in the dead of winter with some serious goings on in the American political climate, we’re desperately in need of a love holiday. Not just romantic love, but straight up love-your-neighbor love. The kind that doesn’t care about skin color or ethnicity or orientation. The kind of love that doesn’t say anger-provoking words and instead is thoughtful and respectful. The kind of love that celebrates differences and lives in trust, not fear. The kind of love that is kind. Please say that kind of love still out there? We’re desperately in need of a love holiday. This Valentine’s Day, could it be less about the red roses and cheesy cards and more about the kind of love that extends grace to our neighbors? That welcomes people into homes and shares meals around a table? The kind of love that brings reconciliation despite long-held grudges?
How to make Brussels sprout pizza
We originally created this caramelized onion and Brussels sprout pizza as an idea for a fun Valentine’s Day dinner for two, accompanied by a lovely winter salad maybe. Caramelizing the onions takes a bit of time (about 1 hour), but it’s absolutely worth the time for the silky, savory flavor. You can caramelize the onions while the pizza dough rests. And for this Brussels sprout pizza, the Brussels sprouts don’t even need cooking! (So different from our Best Brussels Sprouts Recipe!) They’re simply thinly sliced and sprinkled over the pizza, which brings a savory crunch.
How to make a heart shaped pizza
For this Brussels sprout pizza, you absolutely don’t have to make it in a heart shape. However, there’s nothing more fun than making shapes out of your food, right? Making heart shaped pizza is a little tricky because a heart shape is harder to get into the oven than a circle. To make the heart shape, simply cut a small divot into the top of the circle, then form the bottom of the dough into a point so that it forms a heart shape. Then carefully place the dough on a pizza peel spread with flour or cornmeal. Since the heart-shaped pizza is a bit more fragile than other shapes, we recommend using a conveyor pizza peel to slide it into the oven if you can. This helps to ensure the heart shape can get evenly onto the pizza stone. If you don’t have a conveyor pizza peel, cross your fingers and slide the pizza quickly!
Make it a meal
Serve with a kale salad or any of our best green salads for a hearty meal.
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Looking for more homemade pizza recipes?
Outside this heart shaped Brussels sprouts pizza, here are a few of our favorite homemade pizza recipes on A Couple Cooks:
Perfect Neapolitan Pizza RecipeSpicy Vegetarian Diavola PizzaOur Best Vegan Pizza Italian Pizza with PestoBest Anchovy Pizza Easy Calzone RecipeSalad Pizza with RanchEasy Cheese Pita PizzaBest Margherita Pizza RecipeKitchenAid Pizza Dough RecipeAll Our Homemade Pizza Recipes
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