Sweet Potato and Rhubarb Sauce Pizza

It is only April (remember I live in Colorado) (well, when I started writing this and cooked the pizza) and I already have fruits and veggies sprouting in my garden (alright, my parent's garden, but I like to reap the benefits from it).  There is a ton of rhubarb already in my garden, so I what was I to do.  (Yes, I realize it is green...if you want the real red rhubarb, apparently you need to buy the quality seeds and not the cheap ones, but the green rhubarb is still deliciously tart, you just won't have the signature red to go with the tart goodness).  Sweet Potatoes are also still on sale and I can't seem to get enough of them.  I also found a super easy recipe for homemade flatbread pizza crust in the Gazette newspaper the other day, so all these perfect ingredients were calling my name.  (You can use any pizza crust you like, including the premade kind for this, just follow the cooking directions for the crust that you use)

This recipe does take a bit longer than the others that I have posted, but it is totally worth the wait with the unique flavor combination and the quantity of food that you get out of the cooking process.

Serves 1-2

Sweet Potato and Rhubarb Sauce Pizza

Pizza Crust (Yield 2 large pizzas)
1 C. 6 T. lukewarm Water
3/4 T. Yeast
3/4 T. Salt
1/2 T. Sugar
2 1/2 T. Olive Oil
31/4 C. All Purpose Flour (or a mix of All Purpose Flour and Whole Wheat Flour to make a healthier version)

Rhubarb Sauce

3 C. Rhubarb chopped
1/2 C. Sugar
1 T. Water

Pizza

1/3 of the homemade Pizza Crust
1/4 C. Rhubarb Sauce
1/4 Onion
1/3 Sweet Potato
1/4 C. Shredded Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

To Prepare the Pizza Crust


Mix water, yeast, salt, sugar and oil in a large mixing bowl.

Add flour and mix until just combined (do no knead).

Cover and let rest for 2 hours at room temperature. (after this stage the dough can be refrigerated for up to 12 days)

When ready to cook, preheat oven to 425 F.  Pinch off amount of dough desired and form into a pizza shape.  Cover hands with flour because the dough will be sticky.  Add desired toppings and bake until the cheese is melted...about 10 minutes.

To prepare the Rhubarb Sauce

Finely chop the rhubarb.

In a sauce pan on medium high, add the chopped rhubarb, sugar and water.  Cook for 5 minutes or until mushed together.

To prepare the Pizza!


To begin with, cook your sweet potato in the microwave for 5-8 minutes until soft.  Remove from microwave, peel and slice into desired size.

While the sweet potato is cooking, chop up the onion and saute in a pan on medium for 5-7 minutes or until the onion becomes translucent.

Flatten a desired amount of pizza dough for your pizza



Spread a thin layer of the Rhubarb Sauce on the Pizza Crust.

Add the sauteed onions on top of the sauce.



Add the chopped sweet potatoes and shredded cheese.

Bake at 425 F for 10-12 minutes or until a golden brown crust and the cheese has melted.



Remove from the oven, slice, serve, and enjoy!