You know, I’m going to milk our NM trip for all it’s worth. 🙂
As you might recall, we stocked up on local produce and products at the Taos Farmers Market before we headed home. We purchased Napa cabbage (that found its way into a salad and a soup), carrots and potatoes (made into soup), ristras, green chili powder, homemade tortillas and some delicious summer sausage and pepperoni.
These later products were from Salazar Meats and were outstanding! We bought jalapeno summer sausage (which was quite mild), pepperoni, and tasso ham.
We wanted to just chill on the Sunday of our return so we had a quick dinner of tortilla pizzas (along with some local brews from Duel). These homemade tortillas were huge and thick—perfect for a pizza base.
Tomatoes from our garden.
These were simple to make and I am including a recipe though one is not really needed. Use whatever you have on hand.
Easy Tortilla Pizzas (with a local twist)
This dish was inspired by what was on hand (from the Taos FM and our garden) after a glorious vacation and a long drive home.
Ingredients
- 12-inch tortillas (Homemade if possible and the thicker the better.)
- 4 oz. goat cheese, softened
- Choice of sliced charcuterie (We used both sliced jalapeno summer sausage and pepperoni from Salazar Meats.)
- 1 large tomato, sliced
- a sprinkling of one or more of the following: Herbed salt, Italian herb mix, fresh basil
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 425 F. Place tortilla on a baking sheet and spread goat cheese on tortilla. Arrange meats on top of goat cheese. Arrange tomato slices on top of meats. Sprinkle with your choice of seasonings. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until tomatoes begin to have a bit of color. Remove and slice into four pieces.
These were sooooo delicious (and simple). I think I ended up making three different versions of this for three separate meals. (We served them along side the Napa Cabbage Salad with Green Chili Vinaigrette and Pinion.)
I also wanted to share some more pics of our trip.
This majestic beast almost got nose-to-nose with us as we hiked the Rio Grande Gorge Rim.
He definitely wanted to get between us and his harem.
Rio Grande Gorge. Beautiful hike.
Buddhist Prayer Labyrinth (on the Rio Grande Gorge Rim)
Pigeons atop San Francisco de Asis Mission Church
From our forest road drive.
There may be one more NM post. 🙂
Keep those pictures coming! Recipes too, but man, do I love see your travels. One day….we will get out West, it’s so beautiful.
You just must make the trip someday, Tina!
My husband loves tortilla wraps as the pizza base and I don’t make dough for his cheese-free pizza any more. Yours with goat cheese looks marvelous!
Thank you, Angie. These were sooooo simple and sooooo delicious.
Such a fun idea for a pizza! Great pictures, too. Definitely milk your trip for all it’s worth — enjoying everything about it!
Fun and easy. I need more tortillas though. 🙂
What beautiful pics, sounds like you had a wonderful time, my husband and I always love to hike new areas too. Great pizza, love the toppings.
Thanks, Cheri. It’s a lovely, lovely area.
Goat cheese on pizza is truly a wonderful innovation — Alice Waters at Chez Panisse seems to get the credit for using it first. Your combination is really mouth-watering! Wish I had some now. Lucky you to get to the Taos farmers’ market.
best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Alice Waters gets lots of credit in my book. I would love to read her latest, Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counterculture Cook. I read an unofficial biography of her many years ago.
I love tortilla pizzas! They’re one of this tings I haven’t made in years for no good reason. Clearly that needs to change. That jalapeno summer sausage sounds amazing!
It’s making me want to mail order some! (Or, just make another trip.)