Grilled Pizza with Lemon-Thyme Ricotta and Fennel Sauce
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Author Notes: I used a blender to puree the fennel, onion, and apple, but I think a good variation on this would be to simply sqeeze lemon over them, splash on a little white wine, toss, and put them on the pizza as a topping. - clintonhillbilly
Serves 4
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1-2 tbsp fresh chopped thyme
- 8 ounces ricotta
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 fennel bulb, sliced
- 1/2 large onion
- 1 apple, diced
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 2 splashes white wine
- 1 splash white balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 package prepared pizza dough
- Combine ricotta with honey, lemon zest, 1 tbsp lemon juice, and chopped thyme.
- Heat grill to high. Place fennel slices and 1/2 onion on grill. Do not slice the onion. Don't worry if you lose a few fennel slices through the grate. When they are browned, flip them. Tongs are easier than a spatula so that you can place them back on the grate without losing them.
- Remove onion and fennel from grill and chop.
- Combine diced apples. pine nuts, and chopped fennel and onion in a bowl or in a blender.
- If using as a topping, splash on a little white wine vinegar squeeze half a lemon over mixture, grind on some black pepper, and toss. If making a sauce, puree, adding a little water.
- Roll out pizza dough and oil both sides with olive oil. Place on grill and flip after 1-2 minutes.
- Remove from grill and top with ricotta and fennel topping to taste. Place back on the grill for a minute or two if desired.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Fresh Ricotta
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Use of Lemon, Thyme and a Grill
Tags: apple, barbecue, Fennel, herbs, lemon, Pizza, ricotta, thyme
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almost 3 years ago clintonhillbilly
Hmm, what is available in your area now?
almost 3 years ago clintonhillbilly
I was thinking about it -- I think stone fruits would work well.
almost 3 years ago clintonhillbilly
Awesome, I hope you enjoy it! I'm sure it will be much better with homemade dough.
almost 3 years ago AntoniaJames
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We won't get local apples for at least another month . . . what would you use instead, in the meantime? Thanks! ;o)
almost 3 years ago AntoniaJames
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Amazing recipe. What a brilliant combination of sweet, savory, vinegary, ooooh, this makes my mouth water just reading it. Really looking forward to making this, but will hand dice the toppings, and use my own dough (of course . . . perhaps slipping some thyme leaves in it, just for good measure). Love this!! ;o)