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Flatbread Pizza without Cheese?? Ideas??

Killit_and_Grillit
Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
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I'm doing some Naan pizzas tonight for a group of people. 

Anyone have a solution for a "non cheese" type of flatbread pizza??!?

Kids is pepperoni and pineapple with mozzarella. 

Adults are drunken goat cheese, pear and prosciutto and basil with basalmic

I have one pain in the a$$ (a buddy's wife) who always gets on some random kick that changes her diet because of some soccer mom's blog she read...so she just called and mentioned she doesn't "do" soft cheese right now. 

I need some solution and quick. (I already asked. My wife said finding new friends wasn't a real solution)

"Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

South of Nashville, TN

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  • EggNorth
    EggNorth Posts: 1,535
    Should be fine without cheese, just load up with everything else.
    Dave
    Cambridge, Ontario - Canada
    Large (2010), Mini Max (2015), Large garden pot (2018)
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    BBQ sauce and shrimp. 
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Hntnhrd
    Hntnhrd Posts: 713
    BBQ sauce , chicken and red onion.

    But don't rule out the new group of friends in the future !
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    @bgebrent hey man! She doesn't get to roll into my place, tell me to change the menu then get shrimp rolled out for her!!! =)

    @Hntnhrd we almost didn't make the call just because my wife knows how much that $hit pisses me off. It's almost like it's a point to get special treatment. I swear it doesn't matter what i make I'll put out the menu and there will be something that needs changing. 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • Ima_good_egg
    Ima_good_egg Posts: 590
    Just the the cheese off of whatever you are already making. No need to reinvent your menu.
    Wisconsin, lbge, MM, kab, pig tail flippers, bear claws, and more rubs than I will admit to.
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,458
    Some salted bread sticks and some sauce for her!
    Jacksonville FL
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    @Zippylip posted one a while back. I tried it and it was WONDERFUL!!! Dough, evoo, salt and black pepper and after the bake, fresh thyme. Here's his post (my follow up cook is down the page a bit).

    http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/2002801#Comment_2002801

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • RedSkip
    RedSkip Posts: 1,400
    Make an Alfredo sauce, they generally have Parm cheese which is a hard cheese.  Sub for shredded or grated, ur call.
    Large BGE - McDonald, PA
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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,974
    Garlic infused olive oil, diced shrimp, red pepper flakes and oregano. Grate on a little Parmesan. 
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • Tony_T
    Tony_T Posts: 303
    edited March 2017
    Killit_and_Grillit said:
    Anyone have a solution for a "non cheese" type of flatbread pizza??!?
    ...so she just called and mentioned she doesn't "do" soft cheese right now. 

    That's basically a New Haven Style Pizza (Frank Pepe), also known as a Tomato Pie.

    • In a New Haven-style pizzeria, a "plain" pizza is crust, oregano, and tomato sauce with a little bit of grated pecorino romano cheese sprinkled on. Mozzarella is considered to be a topping; a customer who wants it must ask for it.  What makes New Haven style pizza distinct is its thin, oblong crust, characteristic charring, chewy texture, and limited use of melting cheeses.

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  • Markarm4119
    Markarm4119 Posts: 526
    Try pesto or give her  a PBJ and her husband some testicles !
    LBGE, and just enough knowledge and gadgets to be dangerous .
    Buford,Ga.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    edited March 2017
    I forgot about the marinara pie in Naples. Just garlic and marinara.

    Pizzeria da Michele...


    Too late now I guess.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,673
    edited March 2017
    I have had some great pizzas without cheese.  Tomato and garlic.  Simple.

    However, I would tell her to fvck off.  No soft cheese?  WTH kind of diet is that.  If you are not allergic then you don't get to request something special.  Bring your own food.

    (I will bend over backward for legit allegies, but not some fad diet)

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    Ok here was the solution. 

    1) the guy and I covered ground overseas together so against my crotchety "old for his age" irritable nature I obliged. Overruled by the BoB contract. 

    2) @Ozzie_Isaac that comment may have been the best thing I have ever seen on this forum. The lack of conflict this week has made me sad. 

    3) Here was the good one. Prosciutto, olive oil, goat cheese, Bella shrooms, Basil, Bosc pears...I added some basalmic reduction after the pics  

    more to follow. Apparently I didn't take the other pics with my phone. 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    San Marzano marinara, grated authentic stamped parm, swirl of Calabrian chile oil, basil chiffonade, done.
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326

    Carolina Q said:
    I forgot about the marinara pie in Naples. Just garlic and marinara.

    Pizzeria da Michele...


    Too late now I guess.
    I consider myself a fairly cultured redneck but I am with @Dobie. Pizzeria de Michelle is uncut breadsticks and sauce. (That being said not all pies are created equal. That pie looks like some top shelf bread sticks!!)

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • Tony_T
    Tony_T Posts: 303
    Maybe your buddy's wife is pregnant?  (advised to avoid raw-milk cheese)
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326



    I guess thats what a pizza engine looks like with the hood popped 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    @Tony_T I would know if she was pregnant. We would have been on FaceTime with them looking at the stick. 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,974
    Tony_T said:
    Maybe your buddy's wife is pregnant?  (advised to avoid raw-milk cheese)
    good point - did you see the story recently about the artisinal brooklyn-type guy who gave a bunch of people listeria with his raw milk cheeses?  man that would be a bummer! https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/soft-cheese-03-17/index.html


    back on topic- that's an awesome looking pie up there, nice work!
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,673
    I would gladly put a hurtin on those pies!  Awesome looking cook.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,368
    My favorite grilled summer pizza is thinly sliced roma tomatoes and artichoke hearts, herb/garlic-infused olive oil, sometimes thin italian cured meats (salami, prosciutto, cappacotto, etc) and a last-minute spread of arugula.  
     
    And if her blogger-lord changes her mind again, may I suggest dark chocolate, sauerkraut and anchovy?   =)

    “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”

                  - Mark Twain 

    Ogden, UT, USA


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