BLACKBERRY RICOTTA PIZZA WITH BASIL

A simple ricotta pizza for lazy summer time nights! it's far more often than not cheese and blackberries, that is a appropriate mixture. upload some basil on top to make matters a touch extra sophisticated, and you're to your manner to an smooth dinner the entire family will love!

I ought to admit that i was dubious at the start, but when you have gallons of blackberries to expend after spending hours selecting them, and you’ve already made four pies and Blackberry Balsamic Glazed chook, you're making blackberry pizza.

We tried to make our own ricotta but the charlatan in me got distracted and that i forgot to stir the giant pot of entire milk at simply the time it had to be stirred, and in place of stunning ricotta we ended up with a gallon of curdled milk.

We all loved this pizza.  the first time we made it we decided it wished copious quantities of salt and pepper to make it more savory, and the following time I made it I took it a step in addition and introduced a few inexperienced onions. I notion it added simply the right contact. Don’t bypass the basil!

Ingredients

•  one pizza dough recipe (to make one 12-inch pizza)
•  1tablespoon olive oil
•  1/2cup fresh blackberries, smashed
•  1cup Parmesan, shredded
•  1cup swiss cheese or mozzarella, shredded
•  3/4cup ricotta
•  1/2cup blackberries, whole
•  1/4cup green onions, chopped
•  1/2teaspoon salt, more to taste
•  ground pepper to taste (I like lots)
•  2-3tablespoons fresh basil, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F. placed your pizza stone inside the oven when you have one.
2. Roll out your pizza dough on a floured sheet of parchment paper to approximately 12 inches. (in case you do not have a pizza stone, you need to in all likelihood transfer the dough to a baking sheet now.)
3. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the pinnacle of the dough and use your hands or a pastry brush to coat well, particularly the edges.
4. Use a fork to mash a half cup of blackberries in a bowl. It would not need to be ideal. Use the fork or a slotted spoon to ladle the pulp onto the pizza. unfold it round like you will pizza sauce. (You do not want the ultimate juice, however do not throw it out. Drink that candy nectar if you recognize what is top for you.)
5. Top the smashed berries with 1 cup Parmesan and 1 cup swiss or mozzarella, making sure to get the crust.
6. Use a spoon to dollop the ricotta over the pizza. It would not have to be perfect.
7. Pinnacle with whole fresh blackberries and chopped inexperienced onions.
8. Sprinkle with salt, and add pepper to taste.
9. when the oven is hot, switch the pizza to the oven. I transfer it using a a flat baking sheet, still on the parchment paper.
10. Bake for about eight-10 mins, or till the top has began to brown. you can broil it for a minute if you need it crispier on top.
11. Cast off from the oven and right now sprinkle a few chopped basil on pinnacle. Slice and revel in!