Fresh Mozzarella
Concepts
Want to showcase this cheese on your menu? Serve up something sensational with these innovative concepts.
Summer Squash Pizza by Lars Smith
INGREDIENTS
Summer Squash Sauce
| Amount | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| ½ cup + 1 tbsp. | Extra virgin olive oil, divided |
| 2 tbsp. | Garlic chives, chopped |
| ½ cup | Water |
| 2 | Yellow summer squash, chopped |
| 4 | Squash blossoms |
| Kosher salt to taste |
Pizza
| Amount | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 13 oz. | Pizza dough (enough for a 14-inch round) |
| 3 oz. | Summer Squash Sauce |
| 10 | Squash blossoms, de-stemmed |
| 2 oz. | Zucchini, sliced thin on a mandolin |
| 4 oz. | Galbani® Mozzarella Pearls |
| 5–7 slices | Prosciutto, folded into rosettes |
| 1 oz. | Pine nuts, toasted |
| Garlic chives, sliced | |
| Extra virgin olive oil |
METHOD
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To prepare the Summer Squash Sauce, heat 1 tbsp. of olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add in squash and cook until translucent but not browning.
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Add in garlic chives, followed by the water. Cook until most of the water has evaporated.
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Transfer to a blender and blend on high. While blender is running, drizzle in ½ cup of olive oil, followed by the squash blossoms. Blend until smooth. Season with salt to taste and allow to cool.
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Stretch pizza dough to a 14-inch round.
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Top dough evenly with cooled Summer Squash Sauce, leaving about a ½-inch circumference around the edge for the crust.
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Top with squash blossoms, followed by the zucchini slices.
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Scatter Mozzarella Pearls over the top.
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Bake at about 570 degrees F for 5–5 ½ minutes. Remove from oven and set on a cooling rack to finish.
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Place prosciutto rosettes evenly around the pizza.
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Scatter toasted pine nuts and sliced garlic chives on the pizza. Finish by drizzling extra virgin olive oil over the pizza.
Pairings
Looking for an easy way to enhance the flavor of Fresh Mozzarella? Try these specially selected food and beverage pairings.
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Wine & Spirits
- Lambrusco & Chianti
- White Zinfandel
- Riesling
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Beer
- Dark Lagers
- India Pale Ales
- Cider Beers
- Pilsners
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Proteins
- Flank Steak
- Prosciutto
- Hamburger
- Salami
- Chicken
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Fruits & Vegetables
- Roasted Red Peppers
- Melon
- Artichoke Hearts
- Mushrooms
- Broccoli Rabe
- Eggplant
- Radicchio
- Tomatoes
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Nuts, Grains & Starches
- Parmesan Crisps
- Baguettes
- Crostini
- Small Toasts
- Arborio Rice
- Pine Nuts
- Pasta
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Flavors, Spices & Condiments
- Chocolate
- Sea Salt
- Basil
- Olive Oil
- Black Pepper
- Herbs de Provence
- Truffles
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Chives
- Siracha
- Crushed Red Pepper