Radicchio Pizzas
Radicchio, Onion, & Sausage Pizza
Ingredients
1lb Italian sausage
1 head radicchio, thinly sliced
½ red onion, thinly sliced
Pizza Dough
Tomato Sauce
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Place oven rack on lowest position and preheat to 500°F or to the proper setting for your pizza cooking tools.
Remove the sausage meat from the casing and break up the sausage in a medium size skittle. Once fully cooked, drain fat from the meat.
Wash & thinly slice the radicchio & onion. In the same pan as the sausage, sauté the onion until translucent. Add the radicchio until the radicchio until wilted.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out pizza dough to desired size and place dough on sheet (some like to sprinkle cornmeal on baking sheet) or pizza stone.
Top pizza with tomato sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, radicchio & onion mixture, and sausage.
Bake until cheese has melted and crust is crisp, about 10 minutes.
Top with fresh parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes & mangia!
Radicchio Arugula Salad Pizza
Ingredients
1 head Joe’s radicchio, thinly sliced
½ red onion, thinly sliced
2 cup baby arugula
Fresh Mozzarella cheese
Pizza Dough
1 tbs red wine vinegar
1 tbs olive oil (EVOO)
1 garlic clove, minced
Sea salt & pepper to taste
Parmesan shavings
Instructions
Place oven rack on lowest position and preheat to 500°F or to the proper setting for your pizza cooking tools.
Wash & thinly slice the radicchio & onion. In a large bowl, mix radicchio and onion with baby arugula.
Mince garlic. In a small bowl, whisk vinegar, salt, garlic and oil. Toss dressing with the radicchio, onions, and baby arugula and set aside.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out pizza dough to desired size and place dough on sheet (some like to sprinkle cornmeal on baking sheet) or pizza stone.
Brush dough with olive oil top with fresh mozzarella cheese and sea salt.
Bake until cheese has melted and crust is crisp, about 10 minutes.
Top the pizza with the radicchio salad & parmesan shavings. Mangia!
Note
Total ingredients yield 2-4 pizzas
Pizza topping quantities vary for personal preference