- Prep Time: 20 plus levitation minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
Pizza with Agretti and Taleggio Cheese
Tidbits...Agretti is a healthy green vegetable that also goes by the name of Barba di Frate (Friar's Beard). Agretti is from the plant salsola soda and abundant in mineral salts, vitamins A and B and also very good steamed with just a light dressing of oil, lemon, grated ginger. Taleggio cheese is a very flavorful soft cheese that melts well. It could be substituted with Asiago in this pizza.
Ingredients
- Agretti - 800 g
- Taleggio Cheese - 250g
- Red Bell Pepper - 1
- Olive oil - 6Tbl
- Garlic Clove - 1
- Salt and pepper - To taste
- Pizza crust
- Flour - 1 1/2 cups
- Dry yeast - 1 pkg.
- Sugar or molasses - 1 Tbl.
- Olive oil - 1 Tbl.
- Salt - 1 tsp.
Instructions
- Flash boil the agretti for 2 or 3 minutes then remove and drain on paper towels.
- Slice the red pepper in small slivers about 2 inches long.
- Put the oil in a skillet with garlic clove and red pepper slivers for 3 or 4 minutes on med/high, add agretti and stir until well coated for another 5 minutes.Salt and pepper to taste.
- Roll out crust and form a decorative spiked border. Prick center with fork.
- Preheat the oven to 400˚ and bake the empty pizza crust for 20 minutes.
- Arrange the agretti mixture, cubes of taleggio, grated pecorino over the baked crust . Return to oven for 5 minutes then serve.
Pizza Crust
- Mix the yeast and 1 tsp. sugar or molasses to ½ cup warm water
- Add yeast mixture and olive oil to flour, blend well and knead for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Cover with a damp kitchen towel and set in a warm place until double in size, (about 3 hours)
