An amazing fig and Cornish blue cheese inspired pizza recipe!
This recipe uses a black olive tapenade instead of a classic tomato or white sauce and roasted ham. Serve with a rocket and walnut salad and balsamic glaze.
Pizza dough
This recipe uses Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana recipe which can be found here.
Method
Preheat your pizza oven to 450˚C and then move the fire to one side.
Flour your peel with polenta and throw your pizza dough into a large circle approximately 30cm in diameter. Lay carefully onto the floured peel.
Top the dough with a couple of spoons of tapenade dotted around the dough and fill in the gaps with crumbled blue cheese, figs and ham. Finish with fresh thyme.
Bake for 3 mins and then turn the pizza around. Bake for a further 2-3 minutes until the base is crispy and the cheese melts. Finish with a drizzle of chilli oil.
This pizza was baked using the Alfa Forni 5 Minuti. For more information and prices, click here.
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This recipe uses a black olive tapenade instead of a classic tomato or white sauce and roasted ham. Serve with a rocket and walnut salad and balsamic glaze.
Pizza dough
This recipe uses Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana recipe which can be found here.
Method
This pizza was baked using the Alfa Forni 5 Minuti. For more information and prices, click here.
Ingredients
Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana recipe
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