Majority of
India is vegetarian making vegetable toppings of major interest
Most of the vegetables contain high amounts of
water. During baking, the
water is released making Pizza soggy. The following is a simple guide:
1. Slice vegetables thin. During baking, the
water will easily turn to steam and escape. Still, remember that total amount of
water still depends on total amount of vegetables.
If you have too much of vegetables, reduce the oven temperature to 425º F (from 450º F) and
cook longer 10 minutes (instead of 8 minutes).
2. Put the vegetables on top of
cheese. This prevent
cheese from trapping
water.
3. Sauté vegetables before using. This will eliminate some of the
water during sautéing. During sautéing, the oils also absorb the seasoning flavors that may otherwise be lost during baking.
Even if you don't want to sauté, coat the vegetables with oil. Just coating with oil helps vegetables from releasing
water.