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Grilled Butternut & Radicchio Pizza

URL: https://thefirstmess.com/2011/10/12/grilled-butternut-and-radicchio-pizza/

Ingredients

The squash

  • 1 small butternut squash, cut in half and seeds removed
  • 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
  • 2 sprigs sage, optional
  • to taste sea salt and ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

The pesto

  • 1 cup mixed basil and chard leaves
  • ¼ cup walnuts
  • ¼ cup pine nuts
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • to taste sea salt and ground black pepper

The dough

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 tablespoon cane sugar
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 packet (2 ¼ teaspoons) active dry yeast
  • 1 ¾ cups white spelt flour
  • 1 cup whole spelt flour
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt

The radicchio salad

  • 1 small head radicchio, outer leaves removed, cored and sliced
  • 4 sprigs flat leaf parsley, leaves sliced
  • ½ lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • to taste sea salt and ground black pepper

For assembly

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small shallot, peeled, halved and thinly sliced
  • small handful pine nuts, toasted

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and roast the butternut squash and garlic until tender.
  2. Scoop out the squash flesh and garlic, then mash with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
  3. For the pesto, blend all pesto ingredients in a food processor until smooth.
  4. Prepare the dough by mixing warm water, yeast, sugar, and oil; let it proof.
  5. Add flours and salt to the yeast mixture, knead until smooth.
  6. Make the radicchio salad by combining radicchio, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
  7. Preheat the grill and roll out the dough to ¼ inch thickness.
  8. Grill one side of the dough, then flip and spread the squash mixture, pesto, and shallots on top.
  9. Cover and grill until the pizza is cooked through.
  10. Top with radicchio salad and toasted pine nuts, slice, and serve.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
2-4
Calories
300
Total fat
15g
Total carbohydrates
35g
Total protein
8g
Sodium
300mg
Cholesterol
0mg

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