The Local Sweet Heat Pizza or Taco
A mini Naan pizza, topped with a freshly made Peach BBQ sauce, Asiago cheese slices, sautéed Jackfruit, fried green tomato slices, crispy panko onion rings, and drizzled with a creamy pepita sauce. For an added bonus, this recipe can also be made into tacos too! 2 Delicious tacos stuffed with Peach BBQ Jackfruit, broccoli slaw tossed in a fresh Pepita cream sauce, fried green tomato and panko onion rings, and garnished with chopped cilantro.
Ingredients
1 ½ oz peach BBQ sauce
3 cups DOLE Shredded Young Green Jackfruit
2 ea panko onion rings
4 ea fried green tomato strips
½ oz pepito sauce
3-4 asiago cheese slices
Cilantro as desired, chopped
1 ea 6" cooked pizza dough and/or 2 flour tortillas
2 oz broccoli slaw for tacos (thinly sliced broccoli stems, carrots and purple cabbage, mixed with pepita cream sauce)
Peach BBQ Sauce
2 ea large tomatoes
3 Tbsp chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 ea peach, peeled
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp garlic powder
¼ cup lime juice
⅓ cup lemon juice
1 ½ cups dark brown sugar
⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup cornstarch slurry (Equal parts water and cornstarch)
Jackfruit
2 tsp olive oil
3 cups DOLE Shredded Young Green Jackfruit, drained
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp paprika
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp salt
2 tsp pepper
Fried Green Tomatoes/Panko Onion Strips
1 ea green tomato
1 ea yellow onion
2 cups flour
2 eggs, whisked
2 cups panko breadcrumbs
Garlic powder, desired amount
Salt, desired amount
Pepita Cream Sauce
¾ cup sour cream
2 Tbsp mayonnaise
½ cup cilantro
1 lime, zested and juiced
1 ea clove garlic, peeled
1 tsp red wine vinegar
¼ cup pepitas
¼ cup crumbled cotija cheese or queso fresco
Salt, desired amount
Directions
- Place all peach BBQ sauce ingredients into a food processor except oil and cornstarch slurry. Blend until smooth, and then slowly add oil until incorporated.
- Transfer to a stove top and bring to a low simmer. Add in corn starch slurry and let simmer for another 5-8 minutes. Remove from stove top and let cool.
- Heat a sauté pan to medium-high heat and add olive oil. Add jackfruit and cook for 2-4 minutes. Then add jackfruit ingredients. Turn heat down to medium-low. Cook for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from stove top.
- Cut tomatoes into ⅓ inch slices and ¼ inch strips. Coat with flour, egg wash, and then panko seasoned with garlic powder and salt. Fry for 1 ½ minutes.
- Cut onions into ⅛ inch slices. Coat in flour, eggs, and then panko seasoned with garlic powder and salt. Fry for 1 ½ minutes.
- Put all pepita cream sauce ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Pizza Assembly
- Place cooked pizza dough on pan. Top with peach BBQ sauce/Jackfruit mix. Add fried green tomato strips and onion rings. Drizzle with pepito sauce and chopped cilantro. Serve.
Taco Assembly
- Place flour tortillas in taco stand. Stuff with peach BBQ sauce/Jackfruit mix. Add broccoli slaw, then fried green tomato strips and onion rings. Drizzle with pepito sauce and chopped cilantro. Serve.