Name: Maui Paradise Pizza
Ingredients: 1 cn (10-ounce) refrigerated pizza crust; 1/4 c Chopped macadamia nuts; 8 oz Small shrimp; fresh or frozen, peeled and deveined and cooked; 1 tb Fresh lime juice; 1 ts Serrano chili; finely chopped (or jalapeno); 1/4 ts Salt; 1/4 ts White pepper; 1/2 c Mango; peeled and chopped; 1/2 c Kiwi fruit; peeled and chopped (one kiwi); 1/2 c Chopped red bell pepper; 1/2 c Pineapple tidbits; drained; 1/4 c Thinly sliced green onions; may be doubled; 1/4 c Chopped red onion; may be doubled; 1/3 c Chopped fresh cilantro; 8 oz Cream cheese; softened; 6 Red bell pepper rings; optional; Fresh cilantro sprigs; optional

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Grains, Dairy	Hawaiian	Pizza, Shrimp, Quick, Fruit	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	cn	(10-ounce) refrigerated pizza crust
1/4	c	Chopped macadamia nuts
8	oz	Small shrimp; fresh or frozen, peeled and deveined and cooked
1	tb	Fresh lime juice
1	ts	Serrano chili; finely chopped (or jalapeno)
1/4	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	White pepper
1/2	c	Mango; peeled and chopped
1/2	c	Kiwi fruit; peeled and chopped (one kiwi)
1/2	c	Chopped red bell pepper
1/2	c	Pineapple tidbits; drained
1/4	c	Thinly sliced green onions; may be doubled
1/4	c	Chopped red onion; may be doubled
1/3	c	Chopped fresh cilantro
8	oz	Cream cheese; softened
6		Red bell pepper rings; optional
		Fresh cilantro sprigs; optional

INSTRUCTIONS

CRUST
TOPPING
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Grease 12-inch pizza pan or 13-by- inch pan.
Unroll dough; place in prepared pan. Starting at center, press out dough
with hands. Press nuts around edge. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes or until
golden brown.
Cool 10 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine shrimp, lime juice, chili, salt and
pepper; mix well. Let stand to marinate while chopping fruits and
vegetables. Add mango, kiwi fruit, chopped bell pepper, pineapple, green
onions, red onion and cilantro; mix well.
Spread cream cheese evenly over cooled baked crust. Spoon shrimp mixture
over cream cheese press lightly. Garnish with bell pepper rings and
cilantro sprigs. 8 servings.
TIP When handling chilies: wear plastic or rubber gloves to protect hands.
Do not touch face or eyes.
PER SERVING: 280 calories, 14 grams fat, 410 milligrams sodium, 85
milligrams cholesterol. Dietary exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 very
lean meat, 2-1/2 fat or 1-1/2 carbohydrate.
>mc from Pat Hanneman (Kitpath) feb 98.
Notes: This dish was Riverside's Sharon Ogawa's entry that made the final
cut in Pillsbury's Bake-Off (1998). It is a Hawaiian-style pizza. The crust
is studded with chopped macadamia nuts. The base is made of cream cheese
topped with chopped chilies, tropical fruit, shrimp and more nuts.
Recipe by: Sharon Ogawa, Riverside, CA (Pillsbury)*
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu> on Feb 25,
1998

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