Thursday, November 10, 2011

Spinach Alfredo (with a TON of garlic) Thin Crust Pizza

I love love LOVE to create new recipes using things that I have on hand (my husband is going to cringe when he reads that.  For some weird reason he hates when I say "on hand"!)  The two ingredients I wanted to use up were fresh spinach  leaves and some mozzarella cheese.  Mozzarella and pizza just make sense, so thats exactly what I did!

YEAST-FREE PIZZA DOUGH:
1 1/2 C flour
1 TBSP baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 C water
2 TBSP olive oil
Mix the three dry ingredients together in a large bowl.  Create a well in the center and add in the water and olive oil.  Combine gradually incorporating the dry and the wet ingredients.  On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough for five minutes.  Once you have kneaded, the dough is ready to be rolled out.

INGREDIENTS
a ball of yeast-free pizza dough
olive oil
1/2-1 C alfredo sauce (depends on how saucy you like it)
4 cloves of garlic; minced
1/2 ball of mozzarella; grated
garlic salt
Italian seasoning
1 1/2 C lightly packed fresh spinach leaves that have been blanched for 3 minutes
1/4 red onion; sliced

DIRECTIONS:
Pre-heat your oven to 375 F.  Roll out the pizza dough and lay it out on a pizza stone or cookie sheet. Brush with a small amount of olive oil.  Top with alfredo sauce.  Sprinkle with the minced garlic.  Add the cheese and sprinkle with as much or little garlic salt and italian seasonings as you wish.  Top with the blanched spinach leaves and sliced red onion.  Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden.  Enjoy!

This is a signature dish of THE DAILY GARLIC

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