Description
A delightful lemon-flavored pizza that adds a zesty twist to the classic pie.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ball Easy pizza dough (or store-bought dough)
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 small garlic clove, grated
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 5 oz (150 grams) fresh mozzarella (or from ½ to ⅓ cup shredded firm mozzarella)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Follow the easy no-knead pizza recipe through step 5, including shaping the pizza and preheating the oven.
- If using fresh mozzarella cheese in water, cut it into ½ inch thick pieces and dab with a paper towel to remove excess moisture if very watery.
- When the dough is ready, place it on a parchment paper sheet and gently press it out from the center until you get approx a 9×13 inch pizza, then place the dough onto a pizza peel or the back of a rimmed baking sheet.
- Add the brine ingredients to a glass jar with a lid and shake until well emulsified.
- Once the dough is stretched, make a few dimples with your fingers, scatter the brine evenly over the dough, trying to fill the dimples, and then add the mozzarella cheese.
- Use the pizza peel to carefully transfer the pizza onto the preheated pizza stone and bake until the cheese and crust are nicely browned (approximately 8-10 minutes in a forced fan oven).
- Top your freshly baked pizza with lemon juice, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and parsley, and finish with more black pepper or a touch of chili flakes if desired. Slice and serve immediately.
Notes
- Instead of a pizza stone, inverting a rimmed baking sheet on the lowest shelf of the oven beforehand can work well for baking.
- Leftover pizza can be tightly covered and stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 day or frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw and reheat in the oven to restore crispiness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Pizza
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 20mg