Country Ham & Fig Pizza
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup mascarpone
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 cup uncooked grits or polenta, for rolling the dough
- 1 ball prepared pizza dough, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup fig jam
- 8 fresh figs, cut in half, or 6 dried figs, sliced on an angle as thinly as possible (try to get 4 slices per fig)
- 6 ounces country ham, thinly sliced (about 5 biscuit-size slices) and broken into pieces or diced
- 1/4 cup walnuts halves, toasted (see Notes) and roughly chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper black pepper to taste
- In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, mascarpone, and the honey until smooth.
- Reserve for topping.
- Preheat the grill, roll out and shape the dough, and grill the first side of the crust per the Master Instructions on for gas or for charcoal (see Notes).
- Use tongs to transfer it to a peel or rimless baking sheet.
- Flip the crust to reveal the grilled side.
- Spread the entire surface with the jam.
- Artfully arrange the fig slices on top and sprinkle with the ham and walnuts.
- Spoon small dollops of the ricotta-mascarpone mixture over the top.
- Finish grilling the pizza per the Master Instructions (see Notes).
- Remove from the grill and season with pepper.
- Since the ham is salty, taste first, then salt only if necessary.
- Slice and serve immediately.
ricotta cheese, mascarpone, honey, uncooked grits, pizza, olive oil, fresh figs, country ham, walnuts, kosher salt
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/country-ham-amp-fig-pizza (may not work)