Radicchio Feta And Olive Pizzas Recipes

RADICCHIO PIZZA WITH GREMOLATA

Steps:

• Remove dough from refrigerator 90 minutes before baking. An hour before baking, heat oven with a baking stone set on its floor to its highest temperature. If it has a convection fan, turn it on.
• Mix the parsley, garlic, citrus zests and 2 tablespoons of the oil. Add salt and fresh ground pepper until the flavor is strong and sharp. Let the gremolata sit for at least 30 minutes, or up to two hours.
• On a floured surface, pull one ball of dough into a disk with your fingers, then press down and fan out your hands until the dough is about 12 inches across, about 1/8-inch thick in the center and 1/4-inch thick around the edge.
• Gently drag dough onto a floured pizza peel, preferably metal. Working efficiently so the dough does not stick to the peel, scatter with 1/4 of the grated cheese, 1/4 of the mozzarella and, last, 1/4 of the radicchio - it will look like too much, but it will cook down. Sprinkle with olive oil and a pinch of salt. Quickly open the oven and slide pizza onto stone. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, until crust is puffy and radicchio is wilted and charred. Meanwhile, prepare next pizza and repeat with remaining dough and toppings. Let each pizza rest for one minute before spooning 1/4 of the gremolata over it and slicing.

RADICCHIO, FETA, AND OLIVE PIZZAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl stir together water and yeast and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and salt and blend until mixture forms a dough, adding additional tablespoon water if too dry. On a lightly floured surface knead dough about 10 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. (Alternatively, dough may be made in a standing electric mixer. In bowl of mixer make dough as described above. With dough hook knead dough about 5 minutes, or until smooth and elastic.)
• Put dough in a very lightly oiled deep bowl, turning to coat, and let rise, covered loosely, in a warm place 1 1/2 hours, or until doubled in bulk. Punch down dough and divide into 4 equal pieces. Dough keeps, each piece put in a small, sealable plastic bag and sealed, pressing out excess air, chilled overnight or frozen 2 weeks. If dough is frozen,thaw overnight in refrigerator before using. Makes enough dough for four 12- by 6-inch oval pizzas.
• Preheat oven to 500°F.
• On a work surface sprinkled with 1 teaspoon cornmeal roll out 1 piece of dough into a 12- by 6-inch oval and transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cornmeal and dough, ending up with 2 ovals on each of 2 baking sheets.
• In a large saucepan simmer wine, radicchio, onion, and salt to taste over moderate heat until almost all liquid is evaporated, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Spoon mixture evenly over dough ovals, leaving a 1/2-inch border around edge of each pizza, and sprinkle with olives, feta, and cumin seeds.
• Bake pizzas in lower and middle thirds of oven 15 minutes, or until crusts are crisp and pale golden.

CARAMELIZED ONION, RADICCHIO, AND GOAT CHEESE PIZZETTES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F. Set stone on lowest rack of oven at least 1 hour before baking pizza (if you have a gas stove, stone can go directly on oven floor).3Cook onions in oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until deep golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vinegar, radicchio, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Divide dough into quarters on a flour-dusted surface and gently stretch each piece into a thin disk about 6 inches across. Dust baker's peel with cornmeal and put 2 disks on it.
• Jerk peel once or twice; if dough sticks, lift and sprinkle more cornmeal underneath. Top each disk on peel with one fourth of onion mixture, goat cheese, and thyme, leaving a 3/4-inch border.
• Line up far edge of peel with far edge of stone in oven. Tilt peel, jerking it gently to start pizzas moving, and once edge of pizza touches stone, quickly pull peel back to transfer pizzas to stone. Bake pizzas until dough is crisp and golden, 8 to 12 minutes. Transfer with peel to a cutting board.
• Cut pizzas into slices and serve immediately. Make 2 more pizzas in same manner.