KOSHER VEGETARIAN PIZZAS

Here are some great Kosher pizzas you can make at home:

VEGETARIAN PIZZAS
1. Artichoke and Gruyere Pizza: Rinse, drain and thinly slice canned, water-packed artichokes. Place them on pizza dough and cover with grated Gruyère cheese, thinly sliced garlic, a drizzle of olive oil and panko breadcrumbs. (very hard to find this cheese kosher in America)

2. Portobello and Pesto Pizza: Remove stems from large portobello mushrooms. Cook the mushrooms in a mix of olive oil, garlic and red wine vinegar until tender. Then fill the caps with sliced plum tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and homemade or store-bought pesto and bake until cheese has melted. These can be enjoyed atop a crust — or even on their own.

3. Pizza al la Norma: Top dough with a cooked tomato sauce, strips of sautéed eggplant and ricotta salata. Once baked, scatter fresh basil leaves over the top.

4. Summer Squash Pizza: Grill slices of zucchini and yellow squash and place on pizza dough along with grilled onion, Parmesan and fresh oregano.

5. Savory and Sweet Pizza: Brush dough with olive oil, a touch of orange marmalade and ricotta salata. Scatter rosemary over the top and press seedless grapes into the dough.

6. Potato Pizza: Layer thin slices of cooked potato with crumbled rosemary, black pepper, olive oil and grated Parmesan.

7. Pear and Blue Cheese Pizza: Top whole-wheat or regular dough with sliced pears, a briefly stirred mixture of crumbled blue cheese and cream cheese, fresh sage and chopped crystallized ginger. (kosher blue cheese can be hard to find, alas)

8. Pizza Bianco: Make a sauce-free bianco (Italian for “white”) pizza with mozzarella, ricotta, provolone, Parmesan and a generous amount of black pepper.

9. Cheddar and Chutney Pizza: Scatter dough with thin slices of red onion and red bell pepper and top it with chopped store-bought mango chutney and sharp cheddar cheese.

10. Broccoli Rabe and Sun-Dried Tomato Pizza: Sautée coarsely chopped broccoli rabe in olive oil until tender, then arrange it atop pizza dough with thinly sliced, plump, sun-dried tomatoes and grated Pecorino or Parmesan cheese.

11. Pasta Pizza: Top thin dough with your favorite macaroni and cheese and bake for a double-shot of comfort food.

12. Pizza Margherita: Brush dough with olive oil, top with mozzarella and, if you’d like, a little ricotta or Parmesan cheese, and scatter grape tomatoes over the top. Garnish with a few basil leaves.

13. Acorn Squash and Walnut Pizza: Top dough with with skin-on, thinly sliced acorn squash, Gruyère cheese, toasted walnuts and drizzles of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. (Good luck finding this one kosher.)

14. Fennel Pizza: Cook fresh fennel long and slow in olive oil until it’s caramelized and tender. Top dough with Parmesan, grated lemon zest, shredded mozzarella and the fennel and bake. Garnish with fennel fronds.