Fennel and Hot Dog Pizza

Chopped! Style Fennel and Hot Dog Pizza

This crazy pizza was something I created for a Chopped! themed party. The "basket ingredients" were fennel bulbs, hot dogs, eggs, and honey. This recipe made 8 pizzas.

• 4 hot dogs
• 1 fennel bulb, greens removed
• 2 tsp sage
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• gouda cheese
• honey
• 8 eggs
• 8 gluten free pizza crusts

Chop hot dogs and fennel bulbs in a food processor. Place mixture in a large skillet and add sage and fennel seeds and heat through. Place 1/3 cup of the mixture on each pizza crust. Drizzle honey over each pizza, then cover them with shredded gouda. Bake each pizza 6-8 minutes until cheese melts. Carefully separate the eggs and place only the yolk, one on each pizza. Bake an additional 5 minutes. Let them rest about 5 minutes, and then cut through each one, spreading the runny yolks.

Harvest Salad with Pumpkin Vinaigrette

Harvest Salad

• 4 slices bacon, diced
• 2 large eggs, boiled and chopped
• 6 cups baby spinach
• 1 apple, diced
• 1 pear, diced
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup feta cheese

Toss salad together and serve with pumpkin vinaigrette.

Pumpkin Vinaigrette

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup thick balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tsp honey
• 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• salt and pepper to taste

Mix in a blender or food processor.