Caesar Chicken Pizza
- Whole Wheat Pizza Dough, recipe follows
- 2 tablespoons chili oil
- 1/4 cup Oven Dried Tomatoes, recipe follows
- 2 cups (8-ounces) shredded or grated mozzarella cheese
- 2 cups (8-ounces) grated Fontina cheese
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano leaves
- 8 ounces Sauteed Spicy Chicken, recipe follows
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
- 10 ounces romaine lettuce, chiffonade
- 1/2 cup Caesar Vinaigrette, recipe follows
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 ounce freshly shaved Parmesan
- Place a pizza stone on the middle rack of the oven and preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
- On a lightly floured surface, stretch or roll out each of the balls of dough into an 8-inch circle.
- Brush each of the circles with the chili oil and start to layer, dividing the ingredients among the 4 pizzas.
- Start with the tomatoes, then the mozzarella and Fontina cheeses, the herbs, chicken, and Parmesan.
- Bake until the pizza crusts are nicely browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Toss the lettuce with the vinaigrette and season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Remove the pizzas from the oven, arrange the lettuce on each of the pizzas, and top with some of the shaved Parmesan.
- Cut into slices and serve immediately.
- 1 package yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water, plus1 cup cool water
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Pinch salt
- Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
- Add the honey and let sit for 5 minutes, until foamy.
- Put the flour in a food processor.
- Mix the 1 cup cool water with the olive oil and salt.
- With the motor running, pour the olive oil mixture and the yeast slowly in through the feed tube.
- Process until the dough forms a ball on the blade.
- Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl, cover and let rise until double in bulk.
- Punch down the dough and knead it on a lightly floured surface for 1 minute.
- Divide the dough into 4 equal portions and roll them into tight balls.
- Place on a tray, cover with a damp towel and let rest for several hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
- Roll or stretch each bowl of dough into a 7 to 8-inch circle.
- Place the circles, 1 at a time, on a wooden peel or on a baking sheet and build the pizza as desired.
- 12 medium Roma tomatoes (2 pounds)
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus additional as needed
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves
- 6 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
- In a pot of boiling water, blanch tomatoes.
- Drain and refresh in ice water.
- Drain.
- Peel, core, cut into quarters, and remove seeds.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and arrange the tomato quarters on the tray, cut side down.
- Drizzle generously with olive oil.
- Sprinkle with thyme and garlic.
- In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper and sugar, and sprinkle evenly over the tomatoes.
- Bake until the tomatoes begin to shrivel, about 1 hour.
- When the tomatoes are cool enough to handle, transfer to a container.
- Pour olive oil over and cover the container.
- Refrigerate and use as needed.
- Yield: 1 1/4 cups
- Sauteed Spicy Chicken:
- 1 1/4 pounds skinned and bones uncooked chicken, cut into cubes to make 4 cups
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1 tablespoon
- 3 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 large jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Pinch chopped fresh cilantro
- Arrange the cubed chicken in a shallow medium bowl and toss with 1/2 cup olive oil, lime juice, jalapenos, garlic, and cilantro.
- Season with salt and let marinate for 1 hour, refrigerated.
- In a skillet or saute pan large enough to hold the chicken in 1 layer, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon.
- Saute the chicken just to brown on all sides.
- Do not overcook.
- Remove from the skillet with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 anchovy fillets, mashed
- Scant 1 cup peanut oil
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, lemon juice, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes, mustard, and anchovies.
- Slowly whisk in the oils to emulsify.
- Stir in the cheese and season with salt and pepper.
- Refrigerate, in a covered container.
- When ready to use, whisk again.
- Yield: about 2 cups
dough, chili oil, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, cheese, thyme, oregano, chicken, romaine lettuce, caesar vinaigrette, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, freshly shaved parmesan
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/caesar-chicken-pizza-recipe2.html (may not work)