Frequently asked questions
Instead of a tomato sauce or even a white sauce, this pizza has a base of tangy salsa verde! Pair the heat of the jalapeno with savory zucchini, bright sweet corn, and gooey cheese, and it’s a uniquely delicious pie that you’ll fall head over heels for.
Make the pizza dough. Try our classic pizza dough recipe, or you can also do a “cheater” pizza by using this as a topping for Naan Pizza or Flatbread Pizza. Saute the zucchini. It takes just 5 minutes to cook the zucchini because of the small quantity. Slice the jalapeno pepper. Make sure to protect your hands from the spicy juices: wash your hands thoroughly after cutting. Slice the corn off of the cob. Here’s how to cut corn off the cob without spraying it all over your kitchen. Substitute canned corn or thawed frozen corn if desired. Top that pie and bake! Load everything on with mozzarella and feta cheese and bake for 5 minutes until the cheese is golden.
Classic pizza dough: This pizza dough recipe has the perfect flavor and texture. Stretching the dough takes a bit of practice, but it’s not hard (see How to Stretch Pizza Dough). Thin crust: Try this Thin Crust Pizza Dough; it’s easy to roll out into a thinner, crispier crust. Pan pizza: You can also make this as a pan pizza in a cast iron skillet, or as a large sheet pan pizza (triple the toppings). Naan or flatbread pizza. The quickest and easiest option is Naan Pizza or Flatbread Pizza using purchased bread.
Pizza stone: A pizza stone is what makes Italian pizza crust crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Here’s the best pizza stone we’ve found, plus care tips. Pizza peel: Use a pizza peel to transfer the pizza onto the hot pizza stone in the oven. We recommend this Standard pizza peel or this Conveyor pizza peel.
White sauce: Try the ricotta cheese sauce from this white pizza instead of salsa verde. Hot sauce: Want to blow your face off? Drizzle with Cholula. Bacon and cream cheese: Turn it into a jalapeno popper pizza by spreading the crust with cream cheese and topping with bacon. Bell peppers: Add more peppers, like the sauteed bell peppers from this healthy pizza. Mushrooms: Try the mushroom sausage from this pan pizza. Refried beans: Put jalapeno on a taco pizza instead.
Green pepper: No spice Anaheim pepper: Very mild Poblano peppers: Mild Jalapeno peppers: Medium hot Serrano peppers: Hot Cayenne: Very hot Habanero: Extremely hot Ghost pepper: Outrageously hot
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