Pizza With Garlic And Olive Oil Food

PIZZA WITH GARLIC AND OLIVE OIL

Steps:

• At least 45 minutes before baking pizza, put a pizza stone or 4 to 6 unglazed "quarry" tiles arranged close together on oven rack in lowest position in oven and preheat oven to highest setting (500°-550°F).
• Finely chop garlic and in a small bowl combine with oil, oregano, red pepper flakes, and coarse salt.
• On a lightly floured surface pat out dough evenly with your fingers, keeping hands flat and lifting and turning dough over several times, into a 9-inch round. (Do not handle dough more than necessary. If dough is sticky, dust it lightly with flour.)
• Dust a baker's peel or rimless baking sheet with flour and carefully transfer dough to it. Jerk peel or baking sheet once or twice and, if dough is sticking, lift dough and sprinkle flour underneath it, reshaping dough if necessary. Working quickly, top dough with oil mixture, spreading with back of a spoon to within 1/2 inch of edge.
• Line up far edge of peel or baking sheet with far edge of stone or tiles and tilt peel or baking sheet, jerking it gently to start pizza moving. Once edge of pizza touches stone or tiles, carefully pull back peel or baking sheet, completely transferring pizza to stone or tiles (do not move pizza). Bake pizza 6 to 7 minutes, or until dough is crisp and browned, and transfer with a metal spatula to a cutting board.
• Cut pizza into wedges and serve immediately.

SPINACH GARLIC PIZZA

Steps:

• Mix olive oil and garlic in small microwavable bowl.
• Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds.
• Place pizza crust on cookie sheet; brush entire surface with oil mixture.
• Top with spinach, mozzarella cheese, tomato slices and feta cheese.
• Sprinkle pizza with rosemary and parmesan Bake at 450' F for 10 to 12 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is golden.
• Let stand 5 minutes.

MARGHERITA PIZZA (PIZZA MARGHERITA)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F.
• Drizzle the olive oil over the pizza shell. Use a brush to spread it around and make sure to get the crust!
• Next, disperse the finely chopped garlic evenly.
• Spread the mozzarella cheese throughout the top, but keep it thin.
• Place the thinly sliced tomatoes across the entire pizza.
• Lightly salt and pepper the tomatoes with the kosher salt.
• Spread the fresh basil leaves, making sure to get some on tomatoes and on just the cheese itself.
• Cook the pizza in the oven for about 9-10 minutes, or until sufficiently crispy and melted to your liking.
• Add a little Parmesan cheese and (optional) crushed red pepper and enjoy!

GARLIC VEGGIE PIZZA

Steps:

• Prepare pizza dough according to package instructions or recipe.
• While dough is rising, sprinkle cornmeal onto pizza pan.
• Spread out pizza dough onto pizza pan.
• Place crust into oven and bake for 2-5 minutes.
• While crust is baking, mix together olive oil and garlic in small bowl.
• Remove crust from oven and spread oil and garlic mixture over warm crust to within one half an inch of edge.
• Sprinkle lightly with parmesan cheese.
• Place a layer of tomatoes, onion, mushrooms, peppers, and squash.
• NOTE: It's important that the first layer of veggies is the tomatoes.
• The juice from the tomatoes mixes with the garlic and olive oil to make a wonderful"sauce".
• Cover the veggies with a generous layer of mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with some more of the parmesan.
• Bake the pizza according to the dough recommendations.
• Let pizza set for a couple of minutes before slicing.
• Enjoy!

VERY GARLIC SHRIMP PIZZA

Steps:

• In a 10" to 12" frypan, heat the cup of olive oil to medium low and add the shrimp and garlic.
• If the shrimp is raw, sauté for 3 minutes on each side.
• If the shrimp is already cooked, sauté for two minutes on each side (all you are doing is flavoring the shrimp with the oil and garlic).
• Remove from the pan and let cool.
• Place your baking stones in the oven and heat to 550ºF.
• On a floured surface, press the dough into a 9" circle (if you are doing home made).
• Place pizza dough on a surface that can slide on the stone or use a pizza peel covered with parchment paper.
• With a pastry brush, coat the dough with the garlic olive oil.
• For each pizza, add half the mozzarella, half the Fontina, and 1/2 the diced pepper.
• Now place 15 shrimp on each pizza and 1/2 the goat cheese in chunks.
• Add half the cherry tomatoes and sprinkle with 1/2 the Parmesan cheese.
• Dribble some of the remaining garlic oil over the pizza.
• When adding the topping, leave a 1" border on the edges so the dough can rise all around the edges.
• It is easy to stretch the dough out on the edges after the toppings are on.
• Pull out an oven rack and using a spatula, slide a pizza onto a stone.
• Rotate the pizza (s) 180º after about 3 minutes.
• Bake for 2 more minutes.
• At 550º, total baking time is 5 or 6 minutes, until the cheese is bubbling.
• Remove, slice, and serve.