When the Noshers over at Nosh On It asked me to be part of their pizza party, I started looking for a flight to Boston. Whoa…slow down Gerry, this is a virtual pizza party. Shaking my head. That’s right, Vijay and his team are hosting an all week (pretend) pizza party with a bunch of pizza loving bloggers showing up with their favorite gourmet pizzas!

Burrata and Prosciutto Pizza with Pistachios

I shook the disappointment away of not spending a few days with The Noshers and started thinking about what kind of pizza I’d bring to a party like this. Just about every type you can imagine had been put out there by the other party people except for one of my favorites from a local pizza place here in my city. Michael’s Pizzeria has a mortadella and stracciatella pizza with pistachios and it’s to die for. I decided my pizza  needed the crunchy pistachios but could still be awesome with burrata and prosciutto.

 Pizza Week

Confession time. I used store bought pizza dough. Yes, I did and I felt some shame for about thirty seconds and then realized it’s totally okay. I draw the line at using the crusts which are already baked and have a shelf life fit for an earthquake kit. But if you buy dough, it still requires some love and caressing  to turn out nice and crispy with a thin saucy topping on it. Watch out though, too much topping and it’ll land on your pants, too little and it’s really just a dried up cracker folks. Try this prosciutto and burrata pizza this summer!

Burrata and Prosciutto Pizza with Pistachios

Burrata and Prosciutto Pizza with Pistachios

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Burrata and Prosciutto Pizza with Pistachios

Prosciutto and Burrata Pizza

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Servings: 8
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Ingredients

  • I package of pre-mixed pizza dough at room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil plus more for drizzling
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 4-6 slices of prosciutto
  • 1 ball of fresh burrata cheese
  • 1/4 cup roasted pistachios chopped
  • Extra flour for dusting your work surface
  • 1 teaspoon cornmeal

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 550 degrees F. Place your pizza stone in the oven while it preheats.
  • Once the dough has come to room temperature, roll it out thinly and large enough to fit on your pizza stone.
  • Let the dough relax for two minutes once you reach the correct size. Transfer the pizza dough to a pizza paddle dusted with flour if you have one. If you don't, you can use a large upside down cookie sheet. You need something to make the transfer to the hot pizza stone easy.
  • Pour the olive oil onto the dough and spread it all over the surface.
  • Smear the minced garlic on top of the dough followed by the slices of prosciutto.
  • Take the burrata and rip small pieces from it. Drop them randomly over the prosciutto but don't overcrowd the pizza.
  • Finally spread the chopped pistachios evenly over the pizza.
  • Take the hot pizza stone from the oven and sprinkle the cornmeal on it. Carefully transfer the prepared pizza to the stone and place in the oven.
  • Bake for about 7 minutes and the cheese starts to bubble. The edges of the prosciutto should be slightly crispy.
  • Drizzle some olive oil over the baked pizza and slice the pizza into wedges. Serve at once.