Recipe of the Week - Prosciutto and Arugula Pizza with Fresh Tomatoes
Posted from Carissa, the Domestic Dreamboat on April 25, 2018 | Recipe
Description
Need some more inspiration on how to eat up all the greens you brought home? How about some pizza, brought to you by the Domestic Dreamboat! Thanks to season-extension techniques we can enjoy fresh arugula and fresh tomatoes, at the same time! Plus it's pizza....
Ingredients
- Thin pizza crust (home-made with flour or pizza crust mix from the Market or store-bought), thawed if frozen
- 4 tsp. olive oil (or sunflower oil), divided
- 1 large tomato, thinly sliced
- salt and pepper
- 8 slices prosciutto
- 1 cup fresh mozzarella or other desired cheese, shredded or thinly sliced
- 2 cups arugula
Preparation
1. Move oven rack to lowest position. Place pizza stone on rack and heat oven to 500°F for one hour.
2. Divide pizza dough in half. Work with one piece at a time while the other piece remains covered. Place dough on a large piece of parchment paper. Cover with an 18" length of plastic wrap and let rest for 10 minutes.
3. Roll dough (while still covered with plastic) as thin as possible. Remove plastic wrap. Brush dough with 1 tsp olive oil. Arrange half of the tomato slices on the pizza dough. Season with freshly cracked black pepper and salt to taste. Bake until tomato slices have softened and crust is partially cooked, about 5 minutes.
4. Arrange half of the mozzarella on top of the tomato slices. Top with half of the prosciutto slices. Place pizza back in the oven until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown, about 5 more minutes.
5. While pizza is cooking, toss the arugula with 2 tsp olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Spread half of the oiled arugula on top of the cooked pizza. Return pizza to oven until arugula just begins to wilt, 1-2 minutes. Allow pizza to cool for 5 minutes before cutting. Repeat with remaining ingredients.