Tequila Lime Pizza

This pizza was pretty freaking amazing. Wow. Such unique flavor combinations that came together just perfectly. I highly recommend this pizza. All my kids love it as well. (Here is the original recipe.)

Ingredients

• FOR THE SAUCE:
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 small yellow or white onion, diced
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 ounces silver tequila
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• Salt and pepper 

 

• FOR THE PIZZA:
• Pizza Dough (use whatever you want, or use my recipe here)
• 1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup cooked, peeled, deveined shrimp
• 2 strips cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1/4 cup halved and quartered grape tomatoes
• 3 tablespoons sweetened coconut flakes
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mango
• 1 lime, halved and sliced
• chopped cilantro for garnish (optional)

Directions

1. To make the tequila-lime sauce: Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 5-6 minutes. Add minced garlic and cook 1 minute more.
2. Add heavy cream and tequila and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until sauce thickens slightly and reduces, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in lime juice and salt and pepper to taste and set aside to cool.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F for a dark or nonstick pan (425 degrees F for all other pan types). Grease pan and roll out pizza dough to desired thickness. Prebake crust 8 minutes.
4. Remove pizza from oven and top with 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese. Top with tequila-lime sauce, then add another 1/2 cup cheese. Sprinkle on toppings -- shrimp, bacon, tomatoes, coconut flakes, mango and lime -- and top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Return to oven and bake until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted, about 6-10 minutes.
5. Remove pizza from oven and let sit 5 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped fresh cilantro, if desired, slice and serve.