Salad Pizza
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
754 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
Salad Pizza
Description
Salad Pizza starts with a hand-stretched pizza dough baked at high heat on a pizza stone to achieve an evenly cooked, golden crust. Before baking, the dough is brushed with olive oil and topped generously with chopped garlic and a combination of shredded mozzarella and crumbled goat cheese. The garlic infuses the cheese and oil, creating a fragrant base that complements the creamy, tangy cheeses.
Once baked, the pizza is finished with a fresh salad composed of mixed market greens tossed in a dressing of olive oil, red wine vinegar, minced garlic, and chopped shallot, seasoned with salt and pepper. The salad's acidity and freshness contrast the warm, cheesy pizza beneath and red pepper flakes add a subtle heat. Lemon wedges served on the side allow for a final squeeze of brightness.
This pizza works well as a light meal or appetizer, offering a blend of warm and cool textures and flavors. Using a pizza stone heated to 500 degrees Fahrenheit is recommended to ensure the crust cooks quickly and evenly, creating an ideal foundation for the toppings and salad.
The recipe notes recommend investing in a pizza stone to improve the crust’s quality by absorbing and retaining high heat for immediate cooking upon placing the dough. Preheating the stone for at least 30 minutes before baking enhances this effect.
Ingredients
- 1 lb pizza dough
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 8 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- 1 cup goat cheese crumbled
- red pepper flakes for serving
- lemon wedges for serving
For the Salad
- 2 cups mixed greens market
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons shallot chopped
- salt to taste, kosher salt and freshly cracked
- black pepper to taste, kosher salt and freshly cracked
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 500 degrees. Thirty minutes before cooking the pizza, put your pizza stone in the oven
- Divide the dough in half. Stretch each piece dough in a circular motion, then lay them out on a flat surface and flatten out using a rolling pin. If you have a pizza peel, sprinkle some flour on it and place the stretched out dough on the peel
- Once your pizza dough is flat and ready to be cooked, brush equal parts of the olive oil over the pizza and sprinkle with equal amounts of garlic. Pile with the goat cheese and mozzarella and season with salt and pepper
- Transfer the pizza into the oven and bake until the crust is golden
- Remove pizza from the oven. Season with red pepper flakes, and the dressed greens loaded on top
Notes
- Use a pizza stone preheated for at least 30 minutes at 500°F to achieve an evenly cooked, golden crust.
- Brush the dough with olive oil and scatter garlic before adding cheese to infuse flavor throughout the pizza.
- Top the pizza with freshly dressed mixed greens just before serving to maintain the salad’s crispness and acidity.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 754 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 754kcal | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 43g | 66% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 1520mg | 63% |
| Potassium | 151mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1226IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 388mg | 39% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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