Chorizo Red Pepper Ricotta And Caper Tart Recipes

ROASTED PEPPER, RICOTTA, AND CAPER PIZZAS

Steps:

• Make pizza dough:
• In a large bowl stir together water and yeast and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and salt and blend until mixture forms a dough, adding additional tablespoon water if too dry. On a lightly floured surface knead dough about 10 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. (Alternatively, dough may be made in a standing electric mixer. In bowl of mixer make dough as described above. With dough hook knead dough about 5 minutes, or until smooth and elastic.)
• Put dough in a very lightly oiled deep bowl,turning to coat, and let rise, covered loosely, in a warm place 1 1/2 hours, or until doubled in bulk. Punch down dough and divide into 4 equal pieces. Dough keeps, each piece put in a small, sealable plastic bag and sealed, pressing out excess air, chilled overnight or frozen 2 weeks. If dough is frozen thaw overnight in refrigerator before using. Makes enough dough for four 12- by 6-inch oval pizzas.
• Make the pizza:
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Spread bell peppers in a large shallow baking pan and season with salt. Roast peppers in middle of oven, stirring once halfway through roasting, 20 to 30 minutes, or until they begin to brown. Remove pan from oven and sprinkle peppers with vinegar, scraping up brown bits from bottom of pan. Bell peppers may be roasted 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Increase temperature to 500°F.
• On a work surface sprinkled with 1 teaspoon cornmeal roll out 1 piece of dough into a 12- by 6-inch oval and transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cornmeal and dough, ending up with 2 ovals on each of 2 baking sheets.
• Spread bell peppers evenly on dough ovals, leaving a 1/2-inch border around edge of each pizza. Spoon half-teaspoonfuls of ricotta onto bell peppers and sprinkle pizzas with capers and pepper.
• Bake pizzas in lower and middle thirds of oven 15 minutes, or until crusts are crisp and pale golden.

RED BELL PEPPERS WITH CAPERS-TAPAS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a hot large pan.
• Add pepper and cook till softened and slightly charred about 10 minutes.Add garlic and capers cook for 3 more minutes.
• Stir in vinegar and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve hot or chilled.

CHORIZO, RED PEPPER, RICOTTA, AND CAPER TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200C, fan 180°C Line a large baking tray with nonstick baking paper. Unfurl the pastry sheet and put it on the tray. Mark a 2cm (1in) border round the edge of the pastry with a small knife. Then prick the space inside the border with a fork to stop it from rising up.
• Spread the passatta over the base of the pastry, just up to the border, then scatter over the red peppers and capers. Lay over the chorizo slices, crumble over the ricotta. Then scatter over the dried oregano and basil leaves and finish with a few good grinds of black pepper.
• Bake in the oven for 20 minutes, or until the sides are puffed up and golden, and the pastry is cooked through.