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Radicchio, Fontina, And Goat Cheese Pizza

Fresh fennel adds crunch and goat cheese lends tang to this meatless pizza.

Courses: Pizzas
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 tablespoons 22mlOlive oil
2 tablespoons 30mlGarlic cloves - finely chopped (large)
3 cups 711mlRadicchio in 1/2"-wide strips - (abt 4 oz)
1 1/4 cups 182g / 6.4ozGrated Fontina cheese - (abt 5 oz)
1 cup 237mlThinly-sliced fresh fennel
1/2 cup 118mlSliced drained roasted red peppers - from a jar
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1   Purchased fully-baked thin pizza crust - (10 oz)
2/3 cup 97g / 3.4ozCrumbled soft fresh goat cheese - (abt 3 o
  = (such as Montrachet_
  Parmesan cheese shavings - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 425 degrees. Whisk olive oil and finely chopped garlic in large bowl to blend. Add radicchio strips, grated Fontina, sliced fennel and roasted red peppers and toss to coat; sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Place crust on rimless baking sheet. Mound radicchio mixture on crust, leaving 3/4-inch plain border. Top with crumbled goat cheese. Bake pizza until crust is crisp and topping is heated through, about 13 minutes.

Top pizza with Parmesan shavings, if desired. Cut pizza into slices and serve.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, March 2001

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