Recipe - Maui Paradise Pizza

CRUST
1 cn (10ounce) refrigerated
pizza crust
One fourth cup Chopped macadamia nuts

TOPPING
8 ounce Small shrimp; fresh or
frozen, peeled and deveined
and cooked
1 tablespoon Fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon Serrano chili; finely
chopped (or jalapeno)
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon White pepper
One half cup Mango; peeled and chopped
One half cup Kiwi fruit; peeled and
chopped (one kiwi)
One half cup Chopped red bell pepper
One half cup Pineapple tidbits; drained
One fourth cup Thinly cut or sliced up green onions;
may be doubled
One fourth cup Chopped red onion; may be
doubled
1/3 cup Chopped fresh cilantro
8 ounce Cream cheese; softened
6 Red bell pepper rings;
optional
Fresh cilantro sprigs;
optional

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Grease 12inch pizza pan or 13by inch pan.
Unroll dough; place in prepared pan. Starting at center, press out dough
with hands. Press nuts around edge. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until
golden brown.

Cool 10 to 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine shrimp, lime juice, chili, salt and
pepper; mix well. Let stand to marinate while chopping fruits and
vegetables. Add mango, kiwi fruit, chopped bell pepper, pineapple, green
onions, red onion and cilantro; mix well.

Spread cream cheese evenly over cooled baked crust. Spoon shrimp mixture
over cream cheese press lightly. Garnish with bell pepper rings and
cilantro sprigs. 8 servings.

TIP When handling chilies: wear plastic or rubber gloves to protect hands.
Do not touch face or eyes.

PER SERVING: 280 calories, 14 grams fat, 410 milligrams sodium, 85
milligrams cholesterol. Dietary exchanges: 1 starch, One half fruit, One half very
lean meat, 2One half fat or 1One half carbohydrate.

mc from Pat Hanneman (Kitpath) feb 98.

Notes: This dish was Riverside's Sharon Ogawa's entry that made the final
cut in Pillsbury's BakeOff (1998). It is a Hawaiianstyle pizza. The crust
is studded with chopped macadamia nuts. The base is made of cream cheese
topped with chopped chilies, tropical fruit, shrimp and more nuts.

Recipe by: Sharon Ogawa, Riverside, CA (Pillsbury)*

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by KitPATh phannema@wizard.ucr.edu on Feb 25,
1998