Ham Pineapple Pizza with Coconut Sauce
Classic Ham pineapple pizza uses ham, pineapple slices and mozzarella cheese. Otherwise known as Hawaiian pizza, it has a definite Hawaiian flare to this special pizza!
Servings 16 slices
Calories 119kcal
Cost $4
Equipment
Ingredients
For Coconut Sauce
- 1 tsp Olive Oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- ½ can LITE Coconut milk freeze the other half for later use
- 1 Tbsp Pineapple juice use juice from canned pineapple.
- 1 tsp bottled Lime juice
- 5-6 drops bottled hot sauce to taste
- 1 tsp sugar to taste
- 1/2 tsp Salt to taste
- 1 Tbsp Argo® Corn Starch
For Ham Pineapple Pizza
- 2/3 c Pizza dough homemade or store bought
- 1 can pineapple (about 10 slices) sliced pineapple, either canned (reserve juice) or fresh
- 1 c toasted coconut
- 1/2 c sliced chives or scallions
- 2 c grated mozzarella
- 1 roasted red bell pepper sliced **optional
Instructions
For Toasted Coconut
- Preheat oven to 350° F / 177° C. Place Coconut on cookie sheet and spread to a single layer. Toast 5 – 8 minutes, do not over brown as it will brown again on top of pizza. Remove and set aside.
For Coconut Sauce
- Saute garlic until lightly browned.
- Add 1 1/4 c. coconut milk, the pineapple juice (use juice from can of pineapple), lime juice, sugar, hot sauce, to taste and salt.
- Mix the other 1/4 c. coconut milk with corn starch. Whisk together.
- Heat Coconut/ Juice mixture on low heat until almost boiling. Whisk Coconut/ Corn Starch mixture into the sauce. (If cornstarch falls to the bottom after a few minutes, just whisk it again.) Heat on low heat, stirring occasionally until thickened.
To Assemble Pizza
- Chop ham.
- Halve Pepper, if using.
- Grill Pineapple and Pepper, until lightly charred, set aside.
- Grate Mozzarella. Chop Chives
- Halve Pizza Dough. Roll out pizza dough into 2 6″ rounds. top with about 1/4 c. of Coconut Sauce
- Add Ham, pineapple, pepper, toasted coconut, chives and mozzarella to top of crust.
- Bake at 450° F / 235° C. for 15-18 minutes until desired brownness. Let rest 5 minutes before cutting into slices.
Notes
Homemade Pizza Dough
Adjust taste of sauce with more or less hot sauce and sugar, to taste.
Pizza crust can be cooked directly on the grill, on a pizza stone or a grill mat.
Leftovers last 3-4 days.
Do not freeze.
Nutrition
Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 276mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 161IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 1mg