Pizza Spinaci is often served with a bianca base (without tomato) and topped with spinach and garlic. I like to make mine with a base of tomato sauce and cheese.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Quiches and Pizzas
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Pizza Spinaci
Servings: 4
Ingredients
2tablespoonsolive oil
2largegarlic cloves,crushed
2tablespoonspine nuts
2poundsspinach,roughly chopped
1/2recipepizza dough
1/2recipepizzaioli sauce,about 1/2 cup
1.5cupsmozzarella,chopped
15smallblack olives such as Ligurian
3tablespoonsgrated Parmesan
0.5tablespoonolive oil
Salt and pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 475° F.
Heat the oil in a frying pan and lightly fry the garlic and pine nuts over low heat until golden. Add the spinach, increase the heat and stir until wilted. Season with salt and pepper.
Place the circle of pizza dough on a baking sheet dusted with cornmeal and spoon the tomato sauce onto the dough, spreading it up to the rim. Sprinkle with half the mozzarella. Spread the spinach and olives over the top, followed by the rest of the mozzarella and Parmesan.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden and puffed. Brush the rim with olive oil before serving.