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White Pizza

Cooking Light

Karry Hosford

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Worthy of a Special Occasion

"Our favorite local restaurant has wonderful white pizza, but they aren't always open when I have a craving. So I decided to try my hand at my own white pizza; it was simply delicious and maybe even better than theirs." -CL Reader

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 slice)

Ingredients

  • 1  cup  part-skim ricotta cheese
  • 1  cup  (4 ounces) preshredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4  cup  (1 ounce) grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  • 1  (1-pound) Italian cheese-flavored pizza crust (such as Boboli)
  • 1  cup  thinly sliced fresh basil
  • 1/2  cup  thinly sliced shallots
  • 1/2  cup  finely chopped spinach
  • 1/2 to 1  teaspoon  crushed red pepper
  • 1/2  teaspoon  black pepper
  • 1/2  teaspoon  dried oregano
  • 1/4  teaspoon  garlic powder
  • 1  cup  thinly sliced plum tomatoes

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425°.

Combine the first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl. Spread cheese mixture over pizza crust, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edge. Sprinkle with basil and next 6 ingredients (basil through garlic powder). Arrange plum tomato slices in a single layer on top. Place pizza on baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Remove pizza to cutting board; cut into 6 slices.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
339 (27% from fat)
Fat:
10.2g (sat 4.6g,mono 2.1g,poly 0.3g)
Protein:
18g
Carbohydrate:
43g
Fiber:
2g
Cholesterol:
26mg
Iron:
3mg
Sodium:
712mg
Calcium:
303mg
Cooking Light, MARCH 2004