Chilli, zucchini and mascarpone pizza with bresaola
Luca Villari gives you the tools to turn out authentic Italian-style pizza, just like the pros
- 1 hr 30 mins preparation
- Makes 4
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Ingredients
Pizza dough
- 4 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 270 millilitre warm water
- 420 gram '00' flour (or use high-grade flour)
Pizza assembly
- flour, for dusting
- 4 x 180 gram pizza dough balls
- 500 gram mascarpone
- 6 large vine tomatoes (thinly sliced)
- 2 zucchini (thinly sliced lengthways)
- 2 mild red chillies (thinly sliced)
- 250 gram bresaola (air-dried beef available from delicatessens) (thinly sliced)
- vincotto (available at specialty stores – optional)
- 1 bunch picked rocket leaves
Method
Pizza dough with a mixer
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1Place the yeast, salt, sugar, oil and warm water in a large bowl and leave for 15 minutes. The mixture should become frothy.
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2Transfer mixture to an electric mixer with a dough hook, gradually add the flour on a low speed and mix till the dough comes together.
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3Transfer to a lightly floured bench and knead for about 8 minutes – the dough will become smooth and elastic. If you find the dough is still a little wet, sprinkle in more flour (the perfect dough is ready when you can poke your finger into it without any dough sticking to it).
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4Place dough in a large bowl, cover with a damp cloth and leave in a warm place to rise for 40 minutes.
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5Gently press dough back down, remove from bowl and roll into 3 x 180g balls. Place on a non-stick tray, cover with a damp cloth and leave to rise again for 25 minutes before rolling into bases.
Pizza dough by hand
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6Follow the mixer method but replace step 2 with: Place flour on a clean work surface and make a well in the centre, add the yeast mixture and gradually incorporate the flour until well combined.
Pizza assembly
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7Place pizza stone in oven, turn to 250°C and heat for 1 hour.
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8Sprinkle flour onto a clean work surface, roll pizza balls into 4 x 30cm circles and then transfer to a lightly floured pizza paddle or lightly floured oven tray.
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9Gently spread mascarpone on the bases followed by thinly sliced tomato. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, arrange the zucchini on top and scatter with chillies. Finish with the bresaola.
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10Transfer to the hot pizza stone and cook pizzas, one at a time, for 10–12 minutes or until golden and crispy. Take out and drizzle with vincotto, if using. Garnish with rocket.
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