Grilled Pizza With Ricotta and Pesto |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Grilling the pizza makes the crust crispy. You can add mozarella and chicken if you like, but I like it just as written. Recipe courtesy Michael Chiarello. Ingredients:
12 ounces pizza dough |
flour, for rolling surface |
extra virgin olive oil |
1/2 cup basil pesto |
2 cups ricotta cheese, preferably whole milk |
4 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese |
salt & freshly ground black pepper |
Directions:
1. Prepare a medium-hot fire in your grill, or heat a cast-iron grill pan over medium heat.
2. Roll the pizza dough into 8 small pizzas, each about 1/8-inch thick and 3 inches round.
3. Lightly brush both sides of the pizzas with oil. Grill the pizzas over medium heat until the first side is nicely browned and firm to the touch, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn the pizzas over on the grill. Spoon about 2 teaspoons of pesto on each pizza, spreading it to the edges. On top of each pizza, spoon 4 teaspoons of ricotta cheese, in little balls. Cook the pizzas until the ricotta just begins to melt, 3 to 5 minutes from the moment you turned the pizzas. Sprinkle Parmesan over the top of each pizza. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Serve warm.
4. Entertaining Notes: You don't need to make your own dough, not for a party of 8 people. Buy it from a local pizzeria. To work ahead, roll the dough into rounds about a half hour before your guests arrive and stack them, dusted with flour, at room temperature, between sheets of parchment paper.
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