Makes one 12 inch-ish pizza
Ricotta becomes the sauce-like layer of a ridiculously good pizza. Don't like ricotta? It won't matter...just make it.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 ball pizza dough or pre-made crust
- 1/2 cup mozzarella shredded cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1-2 cups baby arugula, depending on how arugula you like it
- Kosher salt & fresh ground pepper
- Extra virgin olive oil
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425
- Put ricotta, olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes in a bowl and mix well until smooth
- If using raw dough, oil a baking sheet, put on dough, lightly oil the top and spread out into desired shape
- Spread ricotta mix onto dough or crust, top with mozzarella then Parmesan
- Bake about 15 minutes or until starting to get brown and bubbly
- Remove, top with arugula, drizzle with olive oil and season to taste with salt & pepper