White Bean Tomato And Goat Cheese Pizza Food

LAVASH PIZZA WITH TOMATOES, MOZZARELLA AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees, preferably with a pizza stone in it.
• Place the lavash on a baking sheet. Sprinkle the mozzarella over the lavash, and top with the tomato slices and onion. Arrange the goat cheese over and between the tomato slices. Sprinkle with thyme, salt and pepper. Drizzle on the olive oil.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until the lavash is crisp and dark brown on the edges. Remove from the heat and serve; or allow to cool slightly, then serve. Cut with a pizza wheel or scissors.

WHITE BEAN, TOMATO AND GOAT-CHEESE PIZZA

Steps:

• Position oven rack on lowest shelf and preheat oven to 500°F. Lightly oil a 17- by 14-inch heavy baking sheet (without sides) and sprinkle with cornmeal, tapping off excess.
• Pulse beans with garlic, broth, and 1 teaspoon oil in a food processor until coarsely chopped and season with salt and pepper.
• Dust pizza dough and your hands with flour. Holding 1 edge of dough in the air with both hands and letting bottom touch work surface, move hands around edge (like turning a steering wheel), allowing weight of dough to stretch it roughly into a 10-inch round. Flour backs of your fists and with them stretch dough from center of underside, turning dough to maintain a rough circle, until 13 to 14 inches.
• Place on baking sheet.
• Spread bean purée over dough, leaving a 1-inch border around edge. Top purée with tomatoes and onion, then sprinkle with rosemary and dot with cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
• Bake pizza on bottom oven rack until crust is browned and crisp and topping is bubbling, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Toss greens with remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil and salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle over pizza.
• Cut pizza into 8 slices.

CHEESY WHITE BEAN-TOMATO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 475 degrees. In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Fry the garlic until it's lightly golden, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste (be careful of splattering) and fry for 30 seconds, reducing the heat as needed to prevent the garlic from burning.
• Add the beans, water and generous pinches of salt and pepper and stir to combine. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top, then bake until the cheese has melted and browned in spots, 5 to 10 minutes. If the top is not as toasted as you'd like, run the skillet under the broiler for a minute or 2. Serve at once.

FIVE-MINUTE SALAD: GOAT CHEESE, HERB AND WHITE BEAN

Steps:

• Place greens into a large bowl. Whisk together the oil, vinegar, mustard, and salt and pepper, to taste. Drizzle the dressing over the greens and toss. Divide the greens onto 4 plates, top each with about 7 tomatoes, 1/4 cup of beans and 2 tablespoons of goat cheese. Sprinkle with basil and serve.

TOMATO AND GOAT CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F with a rack set at the lowest level.
• Line the tart pans with the pie dough and press the edges into the sides of the pans. Prick the bottoms a few times with a fork. Place the tart pans on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Mix the goat cheese with the chives, parsley, and basil ribbons and divide the mixture among the tart pans.
• Top the cheese with the tomatoes, cut side up. Drizzle with about a half teaspoon of olive oil and top with a grind or two of pepper.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.
• When ready to serve, unmold the tarts, sprinkle lightly with sea salt and top with a basil leaf.
• These can be served warm or at room temperature.