Seafood Pizza

There are certain foods that unite people.
Chocolate. 🍫
Fresh bread. 🥖
Homemade pie. 🥧
And then there's seafood pizza—the culinary equivalent of inviting both the beach crowd and the pizza crowd to the same party and hoping everyone gets along.

Some people hear Seafood Pizza and immediately picture a gourmet Italian bistro overlooking the Mediterranean.  Others look slightly concerned and ask, "Wait...are we putting shrimp on pizza now?" 🍤🍕To which I confidently reply, "Yes. And you're going to want seconds."😅

Life has taught me that some of the very best meals happen when you stop worrying about what should go together and start celebrating what does. After all, someone looked at pineapple and pizza one day and thought, "Let's see what happens." The rest is dinner-table history.😂

My seafood pizza's got a crust that's crisp around the edges but still tender enough to fold ever so slightly. It's topped with creamy mozzarella, fresh mushrooms, fragrant garlic and the real stars of this dish: the seafood.  Sweet shrimp, tender scallops and a little lump crabmeat if you're feeling especially fancy.  

Pizza has always been one of those meals that slows life down in the best possible way. Nobody politely nibbles pizza with a salad fork while discussing quarterly reports. Pizza is laughter around the table. It's reaching for one more slice while insisting you're completely full. It's someone stealing the last piece and pretending they thought no one wanted it.  Seafood simply adds a touch of celebration to this family favorite.

Seafood Pizza
1 pizza dough
3 Tablespoons olive oil 
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 shallots, sliced
8 ounces mushrooms, quartered 
3/4 pound bay scallops
2/3 pound small shrimp
1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
1 can crabmeat
½ cup heavy cream
½ cup pizza sauce 
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Heat oil in skillet.  Add shallots and garlic and cook 2 minutes.  

Salt and pepper to taste.  Add mushrooms and cook 5 more minutes.

Add shrimp and cajun spice and cook until liquid evaporates.  

Add scallops.  Cool 10 minutes. 

Add crab and cream.

Stretch pizza crust and spread pizza sauce evenly over top.  

Spoon seafood sauce over pizza.  

Sprinkle cheese over pizza.

Cook on grill or bake in a 450 degree oven until browned and cooked through. 

Garnish with fresh parsley before serving.  

Ciao!

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