Olive and Blue Cheese Pizza
- 1 Batch Of Your Favorite Pizza Dough, To Be Hand Tossed To About 16 Inch Size
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 clove Garlic, Minced
- 1 cup Thinly Shaved Parmesan Cheese
- 1 whole Jalapeno Pepper, Seeds Removed, Thinly Sliced
- 1/2 cups Green Olives With Pimento, Sliced In Half
- 1/2 cups Blue Cheese Crumbles
- 1/2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- As you can tell, this pizza does not use any red sauce nor any olive oil on top of the pizza.
- This pizza stands out on its own and does not require any type of sauce, trust me.
- Start by preheating your oven to 475 F. Place a large circular baking sheet or pizza pan into the oven to preheat while you make your pizza.
- Lightly flour your dough ball, then begin pressing it out to the shape and size of your pizza pan with your fingers.
- Flip and repeat.
- Use a rolling pin if you desire to get the dough working, then begin to toss it.
- If desired, check out the related blog link for a video of how to toss pizza dough.
- Its fun, and the kids love seeing it thrown into the air.
- Once your dough is ready, and you have your desired thickness, remove the pizza pan out of the oven with your kitchen mitts.
- The pan will be really hot, so be ready to place it onto a wood cutting board or a potholder.
- Drizzle the olive oil into the pizza pan and tilt the pan to make sure you get full coverage before placing your dough onto it.
- I normally use a pizza stone, however I wanted to experiment with using the oiled pan.
- In all honesty, I think the oiled pan worked really well and had a nice crispness to the crust.
- I think my wife agreed.
- Carefully place the dough onto the pan, keeping in mind it is really hot, and arrange the dough so that it fits the pan.
- Now for the toppings.
- Scatter the garlic on top of the pizza, then the shaved Parmesan cheese.
- I got those nice ribbons my using my microplane to shave the cheese.
- Top with the fresh jalapeno peppers, then the olives, then the blue cheese, and then finish with the small amount of mozzarella cheese.
- Place the pan into the oven and cook for about 18-24 minutes, or until the cheese is golden.
- Remove from the oven, slice and serve.
- This olive and blue cheese pizza is unlike any other.
- You get an awesome sharpness from the Parmesan and blue cheese, and this amazing brininess from the olives.
- When combined with the spicy garlic and jalapeno peppers, well, all I can say is have someone standing by to pull you away from the pizza.
- If you are looking to make something unique and different, give this pizza a try.
- I hope you enjoy.
batch, olive oil, clove garlic, parmesan cheese, jalapeno pepper, green olives, blue cheese crumbles, mozzarella cheese
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/olive-and-blue-cheese-pizza/ (may not work)