Pizza Frita - or Toutons and Tomatoes! Italian kids love their fried bread or pizza dough with tomato sauce and cheese. Newfoundlanders love their toutens, and once you try this, you'll be hooked too.
Course
Lunch
Prep Time30minutes
Cook Time15minutes
Total Time45minutes
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
one dozen toutons
grated parmesan cheese
For the Spicy Quick Tomato Compote
4clovesminced garlic
6tbspolive oil
8large ripe tomatoes diced
2tbspbrown sugar
6tbspbalsamic vinegar
1/2tspcrushed chili sauce or chili flakesmore or less to taste to control the heat
salt and pepper to season
Instructions
Saute the garlic in the oil over medium heat for just a minute before adding the tomatoes, brown sugar, chili sauce, salt, pepper. Continue to cook until the tomatoes soften and the compote reduces to a jam-like consistency. Add the balsamic vinegar in the final minute or two of cooking before serving.
Serve the tomato compote over the warm toutons with a sprinkle of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.