Last night’s dinner was an idea I got from Amy at Eggs on Sunday. Pizza sounded like a delightful way to use up some of the kale we got from our CSA, and white pizza would be great because I had ricotta leftover from our sandwiches.
I sauteed the kale in olive oil along with some garlic scapes, thyme, parsley and chives, then layered that over some ricotta on the Artisan Bread dough. To finish it off, I sprinkled a bit of shredded Parm and Gruyere and baked for about 8 minutes. It came out as wonderfully as I had hoped. The crisp kale was a perfect contrast to the creamy mild ricotta. I love easy, delicious dinners on Sunday nights. 
We’ve had so many great pizzas lately! I don’t think I could pick a favorite. What’s your favorite pizza combination?
12 Comments
July 6, 2009 at 8:24 pm
The pizza looks great! One of my favorite pizza combos was something I never thought would be good….fig & blue cheese. I love the sweet & savory combo
July 7, 2009 at 8:41 am
Ooh. I may have to steal this idea and do a variation of my own since I have pea greens and homemade fromage blanc. This makes me want to scrap my other meal plan and make this instead. Hmmmm…
July 7, 2009 at 9:10 am
This is great. I’m usually a big spinach on pizza person, but kale is a great alternative!
July 7, 2009 at 10:24 am
That pizza sounds really good!! I like that you used ricotta – never would have thought of that!
July 7, 2009 at 12:05 pm
I love homemade pizza, too, and I seriously don’t think I could pick a favorite combo. I’m planning on a caprese style tonight!!!!! (Mmmmmmm tomatoes and basil!)
P.S. Has this happened to you? Homemade pizza is in such high regard around my parts, we’re not “allowed” to go out for pizza any more.
High praise, definitely, but also kind of a bummer at the same time!
July 7, 2009 at 12:07 pm
We definitely have a similar problem going out for pizza. It usually ends up being such a disappointment that we don’t do it anymore.
July 7, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Oh, that’s different! I love making pizza. I usually use Ezekial english muffins when I make mine – yum!!
July 7, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Pesto, Portabellas, Mozzarella, and Feta.. I love it!!
July 8, 2009 at 9:10 am
what a great pizza! I made one with kale in the sauce and eggs on it a while back and it was amazing! I need to make it again.
here’s the link:
http://branappetit.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/bsi-try-2/
July 8, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Seriously, every time I make pizza I’m like “this is the best combo ever!” I can never recreate them because they’re usually so random.
July 9, 2009 at 12:03 am
that sounds like a delish pizza!
July 13, 2009 at 9:44 pm
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