We are making vegetable pizza today in class. Really it is salad on top of rolls with some original Ranch Dressing. Very good!!
The lab today was one of the best! All was quiet on the work front as the students were dicing and slicing. The results were fantastic as you can see.
Not all are created equal when working in the kitchen. Some know very little and some know a lot. With this in mind I try to give out as much information as I can to help the know very little. Today it was all about buying, storing and preparing fresh vegetables with the accent on lettuce.
The trick is to wash the lettuce at least a day ahead. Wash in cold water and let it drain really well. Wrap in paper towel and store in a ziplock bag, It will keep for a week. This works well with Romaine, Greenleaf and Redleaf lettuces.
I rarely use Iceberg lettuce maybe for a wedge. For storing iceberg take the core out by hitting on the counter and give it a turn. It comes out easily. Run cold water where the core was, turn over shake the water out and let it drain. Store in a lettuce keeper or in a bag with paper towel.
Enough about lettuce. Here is how to put together the Vegetable pizza which is a great appetizer to serve at a holiday party having a lot of green and red!
Chop vegetables of your choice with lettuce as the base
Use 8 oz. of softened cream cheese and mix part or all of a packet of the Original Hidden Ranch dressing mix. I only use 1/2 the packet. The flavor is very intense. Make it to your liking.
Ready to spread the cream cheese
Ahead of time bake two packages of crescent on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Just take your finger and lightly press the edges of the rolls together. Bake according to the package and let them cool completely. Dot with the cream cheese mixture.
Just a thin layer of cream cheese
Next put your lettuce then all other chopped vegetables of your choice. Here is the finished product!
Voted as the second best by the viewers!
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- Chop vegetables of your choice with lettuce as the base
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- Voted the Best!
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- 2nd Block Kitchen 4
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- 2nd Block Kitchen 6
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- 2nd Block Kitchen 5
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- 2nd Block Kitchen 1
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- 2nd Block Kitchen 2
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- 1st Block Kitchen 1
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- 1st Block Kitchen 2
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- 1st Block Kitchen 4
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- 1st Block Kitchen 5
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- 1st Block Kitchen 3
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- 2ndBlock Kitchen 3
Happy cooking,
The Teacher Cooks
73 Comments
November 14, 2009 at 1:25 pm
It looks like 2nd period 4th kitchen had the best pizza! It looks really good, and it tasted awesome!
November 14, 2009 at 1:29 pm
These look delicious, but I think that 1st period kitchen 3 should win! Their pizza looks amazing!
November 14, 2009 at 1:43 pm
I would like to vote for kitchen 4 in 2nd period. Their picture is original and the pizza looks really good! I can’t wait to try this at home!
November 16, 2009 at 11:36 am
The table that won looks really good. But ours did taste amazing.
November 16, 2009 at 11:37 am
All the pictures came out great, but i have to say that 2nd block kitchen 4 was the best!
November 16, 2009 at 11:38 am
I wish it was easier to spread the cream cheese and ranch on the pizza, but it was still really good!
November 16, 2009 at 11:39 am
I didnt eat it, but it looks yummy!
November 16, 2009 at 11:40 am
The veggie pizza was better than I thought it was going to be. I liked ours because we did not have as much cream cheese.
November 16, 2009 at 11:42 am
they were ok but not better than yours
November 16, 2009 at 11:45 am
This was a lot better than i thought it would be
November 16, 2009 at 11:47 am
I loved making this. In fact I’m making it for thanksgiving for some of my family members And for dessert? Fruit Pizza! I thought uniformity would be nice, haha.
November 16, 2009 at 11:49 am
it tasted better than i expected it to.
November 16, 2009 at 11:50 am
This is definitely not what I was expecting. I like the fact that it’s easy to make and not very many people have heard of this before.
November 16, 2009 at 11:53 am
I’m not much of a veggie person, but this was actually pretty descent.
November 16, 2009 at 11:56 am
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November 16, 2009 at 11:59 am
it was good but it had a little to much lettuce for me.
November 16, 2009 at 12:20 pm
This was actually good. but i like the regular ranch in a bottle better.
November 16, 2009 at 12:22 pm
i thought this was going to be nasty but it turned out pretty good!
November 16, 2009 at 12:24 pm
I actually was suprised at how good this was im going to try to make it sometime at my house.
November 17, 2009 at 9:01 am
This was really easy to make and surprisingly it was very tasty!
November 17, 2009 at 9:01 am
This vegetable pizza was amazing! It was very easy to make.
November 17, 2009 at 9:02 am
Making the pizza was a fun process, a fun way to use team work
November 17, 2009 at 9:03 am
Once again… WE WON!!!!!!!!! This recipe was very simple and easy for anyone to make.
November 17, 2009 at 9:07 am
who woulda thought you could make pizza with just veggies and cream cheese
November 17, 2009 at 9:14 am
It was good and i really liked the ranch.
November 17, 2009 at 9:33 am
When first making these, i hadn’t planned on eating it, but im glad i did because it was yummy.
Making the pizza was a fun process, a fun way to use team work.
November 17, 2009 at 9:36 am
When we made this pizza i didn’t think it was going to be that good, but i actually like it alot
November 17, 2009 at 9:41 am
I was absent for this but it looks pretty easy to make, ill have to try it at home.
November 17, 2009 at 9:46 am
I really only liked the cream cheese and ranch spread on the crescent roles that was amazing:).
November 17, 2009 at 9:53 am
this was very delicious! im gonna make this at home
November 17, 2009 at 9:53 am
The veggie. pizza was great!!!!
December 1, 2009 at 9:30 am
i wish i was there to make this sounds good
December 1, 2009 at 10:59 am
ahwww i love the vegie pizza….i usually try to make the stuff at home but they never come out as pretty and tasty, maybe its alina’s great touch
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December 1, 2009 at 11:12 am
this was kind of good.
December 4, 2009 at 10:52 am
it tasted just as good as it looks!
December 7, 2009 at 9:32 am
the vegetable pizza was very good
December 10, 2009 at 8:12 pm
The vegetable pizza tasted good, but i kept burbing broccoli all day long. I like broccoli but it did not go along with me that day.
December 14, 2009 at 9:13 am
this is my favorite recipe that we’ve done in this class. it is very delicious and i enjoyed making it with my group
table 5, ist period is the best! ! ! !
December 14, 2009 at 10:19 pm
It doesn’t even look like a pizza ha. but i bet this tastes really good i’ve never tries one it looks healthy.
May 17, 2010 at 7:59 am
I learned how to arrange the different colored vegetables to make it look pretty and appetizing.
May 17, 2010 at 8:00 am
how to arrange the different colored vegetables to make it look pretty.
May 17, 2010 at 8:04 am
I learned that people actually eat this!
May 17, 2010 at 8:06 am
i was afraid it wouldn’t taste good with the cream cheese and dry ranch, but it tasted really good:)
May 17, 2010 at 8:06 am
I learned that you can make your own ranch dressing, and it’s healthier than the ones you buy in stores.
May 17, 2010 at 8:07 am
I learned that you can make your own ranch dressing, and you make it from powder ranch and cream cheese.
May 17, 2010 at 8:07 am
This pizza was amazing! I learned that you can use cream cheese and powdered ranch instead of premade ranch and it tastes just as good! Probably better.
May 17, 2010 at 8:07 am
I learned that there are different types of lettuce and each has a different process in storing it.
May 17, 2010 at 8:08 am
I learned that you can make pizza practically out of anything and still taste good and healthy.
May 17, 2010 at 8:15 am
I learned to wash lettuce a day ahead before serving.
May 17, 2010 at 8:16 am
I really like this because it was tasty and healthy. I learn how to make ranch dressing in a way its better than the processed one.
May 17, 2010 at 8:18 am
i learned pizza could be this healthy and taste good
May 17, 2010 at 8:29 am
I learned there are so many different types of lettuce.
May 17, 2010 at 8:43 am
i learned that you can use vegetables to make a fun, good, healthy pizza.
May 17, 2010 at 8:46 am
i learned how to make your own ranch dressing
May 17, 2010 at 8:49 am
I learned that you can make Ranch dressing instead the of the Ranch in the bottle.
May 17, 2010 at 9:44 am
I learned that you can make a simple to serve & delicious sald by making it similar to a pizza!
May 17, 2010 at 9:52 am
It was knew learning that if you take the core of the lettuce out and run cold water where it was, it cleans the lettuce better.
May 17, 2010 at 9:53 am
This vegetable pizza tricked me i learned that i cant judge a book by its cover because i didnt think this would be good at all but it turned out to be great and i loved it. I learned that cream cheese is very good on bread
May 17, 2010 at 9:53 am
i learned that you can add as many vegetables as you like and it will still come out good.
May 17, 2010 at 9:54 am
I learned that you can make homemade ranch dressing with just a packet of ranch and cream cheese, mayonnaise, or water.
May 17, 2010 at 9:55 am
I learned that you can use a crescent roll as the crust for your veggie pizza.
May 17, 2010 at 9:56 am
I learned you can use a ranch mix instead of buying ranch dressing.
May 17, 2010 at 9:57 am
i learned in class that you can put your bread in the freezer right out of the oven and it wont ruin it
May 17, 2010 at 9:58 am
this was great i learned that you can use any vegetable to make this.
May 17, 2010 at 9:58 am
i learned that lettuce should be washed, wrapped in paper towel, and then stored in a zip lock.
May 17, 2010 at 10:04 am
I learned that you can mix the packet of ranch with cream cheese to make it more flavorful.
May 17, 2010 at 10:05 am
I thought i’d never find a healthy pizza that i’d love, i thought wrong!! this pizza is amazing, and i don’t normally eat ranch anything!
May 17, 2010 at 10:06 am
I learned that this is a very healthy and easy way for kids to eat healthier. It’s a very colorful pizza and kids would love it!
May 17, 2010 at 10:08 am
i found out that you can add dry ranch to cream cheese to make the sauce
May 17, 2010 at 10:14 am
I learned that you can use any type of veggie on your pizza to make it creative with a delight taste.
May 17, 2010 at 10:17 am
I learned that this is more like a salad than a pizza
May 17, 2010 at 10:47 am
I learned that you can make pizza practically out of anything.
May 26, 2010 at 3:36 pm
I learned that you can use cream cheese and a packet of ranch for the dressing.