Herbed Chevre, Fontina And Prosciutto Pizza


Course : Italian
Serves: 1
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Ingredients:


whole wheat pizza dough -- (recipe) OR basic dough

1 tablespoon olive oil -- plus additional

---for pan

2 tablespoons cornmeal for pan -- optional

4 ounces chevre in herbed oil -- drained but oil reserved cut into 1/2-inch dice (about 1/4 cup) *see note

1 medium tomato -- ripe, seeded, 1/2 inch dice (about 3/4 cup)

1/4 cup red onion -- thinly sliced

1 ounce prosciutto -- thinly sliced, and cut into equal pieces

1 teaspoon marjoram -- fresh, chopped

1/2 teaspoon rosemary -- fresh, chopped

1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1/2 cup fontina cheese -- grated
 

Preparation / Directions:


Note: *Chevre in Herbed Oil is available, in bulk, in some specialty food stores. If it is not available, plain chevre can be substituted. Increase the amount of herbs in the recipe to taste, and drizzle 2 tablespoons olive oil over pizza in Step 4. 1. Prepare Whole Wheat Pizza Dough through Step 3. 2. Heat oven to 500F. Oil a 12-inch pizza pan as necessary for type of pan (see note in Five Cheese Pizza about types of pans); sprinkle with cornmeal if desired. 3. Complete Whole Wheat Pizza Dough. 4. Place dough in prepared pan; brush surface with 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Scatter chevre, tomato, onion and prosciutto over dough, leaving a 3/4-inch border; sprinkle with marjoram, rosemary and salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle Fontina over herbs; drizzle 2 Tablespoons of the reserved herbed oil over all. Bake until crust is golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Serve immediately. Makes One 12-inch Pizza. Cuisine Magazine, November, 1984.


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