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Prep Time: 120 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 130 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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A break from traditional pizza. I made a Carpaccio of Raw Zucchini recipe that my husband saw Tyler Florence make and thought it might go good on a pizza. I added my own take. The pizza dough recipe also came from him. If you only want to make one pizza you can freeze the dough in a large ziploc bag, just take it out in the morning and you have pizza dough ready to go for dinner. The dough does well in a bread machine, but I usually have to add sIightly less flour for my most of my bread machine recipes. I also like to use a pizza stone. I usually make two pizzas, one for the grown ups and one for the kids, usually pepperoni and cheese. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups warm water (not hot) |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 tablespoon sugar |
3 cups flour |
2 1/4 teaspoons yeast (or one 8 gram package) |
4 cloves garlic, minced |
1 1/2 cups fresh parsley, chopped |
1 1/2 cups fresh basil, chopped |
3/4 cup virgin olive oil |
3/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper |
1 medium zucchini (with skin on, thinly sliced) |
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded |
1/2 cup asiago cheese, shredded (or whatever other flavor you like) |
3/4 cup feta cheese |
1 cup cooked and diced chicken breast (optional) |
Directions:
1. DOUGH
2. Add all ingredients to a bread machine starting with water. Set to pizza dough setting. If you don't want to use a bread machine continue below.
3. Dissolve sugar and salt in the warm water in a large bowl.
4. Sprinkle yeast over water mixture and let stand 8 minutes covered, then mix.
5. Add 1/2 of the flour and beat vigorously until smooth and elastic.
6. Gradually add enough flour to dough until it come free from the bowl.
7. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead dough until it is no longer sticky and is smooth (8-10 minutes).
8. Lightly oil a large bowl with vegetable oil and turn dough over in bowl to cover. DON T use too much oil.
9. Cover with a clean cloth and let rest in a warm spot until doubled in size (about 1 1/2 hours).
10. Punch down and divide into two balls. Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
11. Roll one ball out into a 14 inch circle and place on pizza pan. Roll in edges. If not using other dough ball you can freeze it for future use. Use more dough for a thicker crust.
12. Pre-heat oven to 475F degrees and prepare sauce.
13. SAUCE - can also be prepared ahead.
14. In a blender add all ingredients and pulse until combined nicely. It should have the consistency of a medium to thick sauce. Add more olive oil if needed.
15. Spread sauce onto the prepared pizza dough.
16. Add the thinly sliced zucchini until it totally covers the pizza.
17. Add the chicken (optional) and cheeses.
18. Bake pizza 5-10 minutes until bottom of pizza is crispy. The time depends on your oven - make sure to watch it.
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