At a loss for what to make for lunch, I tried a little improvising with the ingredients on hand. The taster said he wanted pizza and he even helped pick out the toppings. I have to note that the taster has taken an active role in helping with meal preparation. Yay! He pulls up the chair and asks how he can help.
Be forewarned, this pizza is over-the-top decadent.
Any variation of it, cut up in small pieces, would be a nice party appetizer.
Take your frozen puff pastry out of the freezer. It's supposed to thaw 40 minutes at room temperature but I cheated. Snap off a third of one sheet (it's folded in thirds). Dust with flour and microwave on a plate at half power, for one minute. Ours is an antique microwave so just keep checking it.
Place thawed dough on a cutting board dusted with flour to roll out a bit. Once rolled, slice in half and put pieces on your baking sheet (line with non-stick foil or parchment).
Preheat the oven (I used the toaster oven) to 400ยบ.
Coat the dough with a spreadable goat cheese (Chavrie).
Use around 3 Tb sun dried tomatoes packed in oil and chop them up (Trader Joe's). Top the dough.
Slice up 6 marinated mushrooms (again, Trader Joe's) and top the dough.
Sprinkle on some capers (but beware, they cause a rich effect).
Slide into the preheated oven and bake for 10 minutes. Shield the top with foil (to prevent the toppings from burning) and bake another 5 minutes.
Top with smoked salmon, slice up and eat!
Yum! And, shockingly, taster approved.
