White Pizza
Made with 3 different cheeses (no tomato sauce here!) and drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil, garlicky goodness. Yes, please!
I love, love a good margherita pizza. But sometimes I just crave a white pie like nothing else. It’s so simple with a few different white cheeses but my goodness, it’s really something else.
It could be the dollops of ricotta. The melted mozzarella. Or the garlicky-olive-oil goodness with a hint of heat from the crushed red pepper flakes. Maybe it’s all of the above.
It doesn’t matter what the reason is. At the end of the day, I’ll be crushing this like nobody’s business.
(Side note: if you are opting for store-bought, try to buy a pound of pizza dough at your favorite local pizza joint. It will make all the difference here.)
White Pizza
Ingredients
- ¼ cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 pound pizza dough, homemade or store-bought
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, finely grated
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 6 ounces fresh mozzarella, torn into small pieces
- ½ cup ricotta cheese
- ⅓ cup freshly grated Parmesan
- Fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Lightly coat a baking sheet or pizza pan with olive oil.
- Working on a surface that has been sprinkled with cornmeal, roll out the pizza into a 12-inch-diameter round. Transfer to prepared baking sheet or pizza pan.
- OLIVE OIL MIXTURE: In a small bowl, combine olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Spread OLIVE OIL MIXTURE over the surface of the dough in an even layer, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with mozzarella and dollops of ricotta; sprinkle with Parmesan.
- Place into oven and bake for 20-24 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the cheeses have melted.
- Serve immediately, garnished with basil, if desired.
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This was excellent! Thank you for sharing. ❤️
This recipie was just perfect!
Crunchy crust and excellent flavor!
Thank you for posting !
My new go to for white pizza!
Rob
Thanks for the inspiration. I was searching for a white pizza and saw the Anchor Steam in the picture. I said these are my kinda people. I’m sad they’re gonna but we still have the pizza. Thanks
I forgot to do the stars rating with my first set of comments – sorry!
Really, really yummy with fresh garden basil! I also added diced cooked chicken breast because my husband doesn’t believe vegetarian is a real meal! I bought pizza dough from a local baker and agree with someone who suggested to par bake it before adding the toppings – the crust didn’t get crispy under the toppings, despite baking on the lowest rack of the oven for the max baking time suggested. Other than an underdone crust, everything else was just perfect. I’ll be making it again!!
Great, easy recipe! We make pizza weekly using store bought dough. Adding this recipe to the rotation!
Excellent recipe. Perfect balance of ingredients. Simply delicious!
Delicious! I baked the crust for a few minutes before adding the mozzarella and ricotta because I like pizza well done. We loved the fresh garlic along with garlic olive oil brushing on the crust- yummy!
Perfection. I bought the herbed fresh dough from trader Joe’s, and followed this to a T (well, maybe with more garlic), and it is amazing.
I’m planning on making this tonight. My mouth was watering just reading the recipe. I love the broil tip at the end.
I typically love your recipes, but I’m afraid this was not one of them. The topping was good, but the crust was so thick, it was almost like a deep-dish pizza. Another friend made this recipe and had the same reaction. If you like a thick, bread-y crust, this is for you. I will be looking for a different recipe.
Just roll your pizza dough out to make a larger pizza, or make two pizzas.
The most simple yet delicious recipe!! Instantly became our fam’s fav recipe! We like feta so we add that in too. I cut down on cooking time and broil at the end to brown the cheese and caramelize the garlic. So, so yummy! I’ve cooked it 5 times past two weeks!
I made this and it was delicious! Will make it agin soon!
Looks amazing! I’m going to make it this week!