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White Pizza with Black Garlic and Ricotta

This white pizza is kicked up a notch with the addition of rich-tasting black garlic. If you can't get your hands on this sometimes hard-to-find ingredient, used roasted garlic instead.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian, Mediterranean
Keyword: black garlic, white pizza
Makes: 1 (12-inch) pizza
Cost: $15

Ingredients

  • 1 (14- to 16-ounce) ball pizza dough
  • extra-virgin olive oil for brushing the dough
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 shallot thinly sliced
  • 1-½ tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
  • 5 cloves black garlic thinly sliced
  • ½ cup ricotta
  • cup shredded fresh mozzarella
  • ¼ cup heavy cream

Instructions

  • Place your pizza stone or steel (if using) on an oven rack in the middle of your oven. If you plan to cook your pizza on a baking sheet, just place a rack in the middle of the oven (you do not need to preheat the baking sheet). Preheat the oven to 500°F (or the highest temperature your oven will allow, if using a pizza stone/steel) and let it heat up for at least 30 minutes while you make the dough and/or prep the toppings.

To stretch or roll out the dough

  • Place the dough on a clean work surface and, using your hands, gently stretch it into a 12-inch circle or square, making sure that it retains an even thickness throughout. Alternatively, use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a 12-inch circle or square.
  • If you’re using a pizza stone or steel: Dust a pizza peel or the back of a baking sheet lightly with flour or cornmeal. Place the dough disk on the prepared peel.
  • If you’re using a baking sheet: Spray the baking sheet with cooking spray. Place the dough disk on the prepared baking sheet.

To top the pizza

  • Brush the dough all over with olive oil, making sure to get all the way to the edges. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then the shallot, and then half of the parsley and half of the tarragon. Scatter the black garlic evenly on top. Drop little dollops of ricotta all over the pizza, scatter on the mozzarella, and drizzle the cream over all.

To bake the pizza

  • If you’re using a pizza stone or steel, 20 minutes before you are ready to cook the pizza, increase the oven heat to broil. Slide the pizza from the peel (or inverted baking sheet) to the hot stone or steel using quick shimmying movements. Broil the pizza until the crust is golden and the cheese begins to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Using the peel or inverted baking sheet, transfer the cooked pizza to a cutting board. If you are making more than one pizza, allow the pizza stone or steel to reheat under the broiler for 10 minutes before you cook the next one.
  • If you’re using a baking sheet, do not increase the oven to broil. Place the baking sheet on the rack in the middle of the oven and bake until the crust is golden and the cheese begins to brown, about 10 minutes.

To finish

  • Immediately after you take the pizza out of the oven, top with the remaining parsley and tarragon and season with a little more salt and pepper. Slice and serve.