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Chef Giovanni Labbate’s Plant-Forward masterpiece with CA Garlic Cream Sauce, Pesto Whipped Ricotta, Parmesan, and Mozzarella.

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INGREDIENTS:

Garlic Confit Cream Sauce:
2 heads garlic, cloves peeled and hulls discarded
3/4 cup olive oil
1 cup Real California Cream
1/4 cup Real California Ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated Real California Parmesan cheese
Salt and Pepper, to taste
Caramelized Onions:
2 white onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and Pepper, to taste
Pesto Whipped Ricotta:
1/4 cup homemade or store-bought pesto sauce
3/4 cup Real California Ricotta cheese
Pizza and Toppings:
22 ounces pizza dough, fermented 72 hours
1 cup grated Real California part skim Mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated Real California whole milk Mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated Real California white Cheddar cheese
6 ounces purple potato slices
5 ounces mushrooms (mix of button, shiitake and truffle)
Chopped parsley
1/3 cup grated Real California Parmesan cheese
Truffle oil

PER ORDER:

Makes 1 pizza

DIRECTIONS:

To prepare Garlic Confit Sauce:

Combine garlic cloves and olive oil in small baking dish. Cover with foil and bake at 325°F for one hour, until cloves are soft and golden brown. Remove four to six cloves and finely mince them. Pour cream into small saucepan; simmer over medium heat for five minutes until it thickens. Whisk in minced roasted garlic, Ricotta and Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside until ready to use.

To prepare Caramelized Onions:

Combine onions with oil in medium saucepan. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring frequently until onions melt and caramelize. Set aside until ready to use.

To prepare Pesto Whipped Ricotta:

Stir pesto sauce into Ricotta cheese. Set aside until ready to use.

To prepare Pizza and Toppings:

Preheat brick oven to 575°F. Stretch dough ball into desired shape. Top with Garlic Confit Cream Sauce, Mozzarella cheeses, Cheddar cheese, potato slices, Caramelized Onions and mushrooms. Bake for eight to ten minutes. Remove from oven then top with dollops of Pesto Whipped Ricotta, a pinch of parsley and Parmesan cheese. Drizzle with truffle oil, if desired.

Plant-Forward Category Winner – 2023 Real California Pizza Contest

Recipe developed by Giovanni Labbate, Tievoli Pizza Bar, Palatine, Ill.

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