How-To Make the Prosciutto & Arugula Pizza
If you are a novice cook, then the idea of making your own pizza may sound very intimidating. I know it did to me when I first starting cooking. But once you get the hang of learning how to roll your homemade {or store-bought} dough, the rest is super easy and you'll never want to eat frozen pizza again. Here's how we do them.
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Ingredients
+ homemade pizza dough* (or store-bought)
+ 1/4 cup of homemade pizza sauce, recipe follows
+ 1 package of prosciutto (about 6 pieces)
+ 1/2 lb. of fresh mozzarella, sliced
+ 1/2 cup of freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano
+ 1/4 of a red onion, thinly sliced
+ 3 - 4 cups of fresh baby arugula, drizzled with olive oil, kosher salt, and pepper
Preheat your oven and pizza stone to 485F. Roll your dough. Place dough on preheated pizza stone and brush olive oil on the dough. Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce. Add a layer of red onion, leaving about a 1-inch border around the dough. Add the layer of prosciutto, then add the mozzarella cheese, and cover with half of the grated parmesan cheese. Sprinkle a bit of kosher salt. Bake in the oven about 8 - 10 minutes until dough is crispy and your mozzarella cheese starts to brown a bit. Once out of the oven, cover the pizza with the arugula mixture. Sprinkle the rest of the grated parmesan cheese on top and enjoy!
Pizza Sauce
+ 1 (14 oz) can of whole San Marzano tomatoes, drained
+ 1/2 tsp. of dried oregano
+ 1 tbsp. of olive oil
+ kosher salt and pepper
In your food processor, add all of the ingredients, until coarsely chopped. Taste the sauce, and add more salt and pepper if needed. I freeze the leftover sauce or make spaghetti noodles for the kids and add the sauce with some freshly chopped basil.
* Home-made Dough, I use the dough recipe in this recipe which makes 4 and I freeze the leftover dough. Or lately, I have actually been doing my pizza dough in my bread machine and using the dough recipe that comes with it.
If you need a pizza stone, West Elm Market has a great one. Click here and do a search on their site for pizza stone and it will come up. By the way, West Elm is offering 20% off all tabletop items until November 26th. Enjoy!
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Photography by Lesley from Lesley Veronika Photography
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