I don't know if this looks as good as it tasted but I recently had a craving for California Pizza Kitchen's Thai Chicken Pizza, and knowing it's a repeat offender on the "what not to eat" lists, I decided to recreate it at home with shrimp instead of chicken and a lot of veggies.Here's the recipe if you ever want to attempt it. Perfectionists, take note: I don't list recipes in the standard way with ingredients, then directions. I just like having the directions and I'll highlight the ingredients to buy. I'm also very loosey goosey about interpreting recipes to one's own tastes and preferences. I improvise every time I make something.
1) Defrost a storebought frozen pizza dough. I like Sunflower Market's. If your grocery store doesn't have frozen pizza dough, just ask for a glob of sourdough or french dough at the bakery counter.
2) Defrost 15-20 frozen shrimp, and peel the shells or pinch off the tails. Rinse well and soak in the fridge a half hour in lemon juice.
3) Roll the crust out to some kind of a shape - square, triangle, circle, heart. Use a basting brush to spread a very thin layer of peanut oil (if you don't have it - substitute olive oil) across the dough especially on the edges which will become the crust.
4) For the sauce, use a bottle of Whole Foods' 365 Organic Peanut Sauce and mix about 3/4 cup of the bottled sauce with 1/4 cup sugar. Give or take a little less or more sauce and sugar depending on your personal tastes for a saucy or sugary pizza. I like the sauce thin.
5) Apply the sauce to the pizza crust using a spoon or spatula.
6) Drain the lemon juice from the shrimp. Chop and pile on the toppings: shards of carrots, fresh or frozen chives, green and red pepper, white onion, corn if you like it, and shrimp. Depending on your comfort level with hot spice, sprinkle any hot red peppers, piri piri, or thai hot peppers over the toppings. Top with a layer of mixed shredded cheese. (I like to use a mexican blend). This pizza does not need as much cheese as the average pizza since it's so flavorful already.
7) Cook at 400 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes, until brown and toasty on the edges.
8) Let cool for a few minutes. Sprinkle the cooling pizza with chopped cashews (or peanuts), sesame seeds, and cilantro (optional).
9 and 10) Dig in and say "Yum".