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Johnny from All Star Pizza Bar demonstrates one of his favorites right off of the All Star menu, Chile Relleno Pizza! He starts by charring tomatillos for the salsa verde in the oven. The roasted tomatillos are combined with other ingredients and puréed for the "sauce" of the pizza. Johnny tops some pre-made dough with cheese, chorizo, roasted poblanos, and corn. A quick bake in the oven and you have yourself an instant favorite.

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Serves 4-6

Ingredients

For the Tomatillo Salsa Verde

15 tomatillos, husks removed & halved
2 shallots, chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
salt & pepper
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp roasted garlic
1 tbsp roasted garlic jarring oil or olive oil
1 tsp ground cumin
zest of ½ lime
juice of 1 lime

For the Pizza

pre-made pizza dough (watch "Easy Pizza Dough" on how2heroes!)
shredded cheeses: fontina, provolone, cheddar & mozzarella suggested
chorizo sausage
roasted poblano peppers
roasted corn
grated Cotija cheese
chopped fresh cilantro

Special Equipment

immersion blender or food processor
pizza stone
pizza peel
pizza wheel

How-to

Make Tomatillo Salsa Verde

1. Preheat oven to 350°

2. Remove husks from tomatillos and rinse in cold water

3. Toss halved tomatillos and chopped shallots with olive oil, salt, and pepper

4. Roast about 20 minutes, or until tomatillos are lightly charred

5. Set aside to cool

6. Add remaining ingredients and puree until smooth. Set aside

Assemble Pizza & Bake

1. Preheat pizza stone in oven at 500°

2. Roll out or toss dough to desired thickness and place on floured pizza peel or completely flat cookie sheet

3. Ladle salsa verde onto dough

4. Top with cheese, chorizo, poblano peppers, and corn

5. Slide pizza onto preheated pizza stone and bake for about 10 minutes, or until dough is crispy and cheese is melted

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Johnny Diamantopoulos

Johnny Diamantopoulos is chef/owner of All Star Sandwich Bar & All Star Pizza Bar in Cambridge, MA. His love of cooking, as is true of so many successful chefs, started at a young age. This passion led to his creative and innovative techniques in the kitchen. In addition to the stick-to-your-ribs hearty fare served at All Star, Johnny makes the most incredible cheesecakes you will ever try. We think his mantra, "Think food, eat food, sleep food," is what a sincere love of food is all about.