Author Notes
For me, cracking the fridge open at exactly noon means I need something in my tummy and QUICK. In pure desperation, I pull leftover dough, mustard greens and Parmesan cheese out of the fridge. Because of my passion for combining Italian and Southern influences, my mind automatically wheels in the direction of creating a pizza with Southern flair. So with pangs in my stomach, I swiftly roll out the dough and slather it with marinara. While the pizza is baking, I quickly, quickly, sauté mustard greens with red pepper flakes, garlic and a squeeze of lemon juice. Once the pizza is golden and crispy, I pile the greens onto the baked pie and shave Parmesan cheese on top, and the result is unexpected perfection. Buon appetito, ya’ll.
—amber wilson | for the love of the south
Ingredients
- Mustard Green Topping:
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1/2 bunch
of mustard greens, tripled washed and dried
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1 tablespoon
of olive oil
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1
clove of garlic, minced
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1 pinch
of red pepper flakes
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Juice of 1 lemon wedge
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Salt and pepper to taste
- Pizza:
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1
ball of pizza dough, homemade fresh or frozen from a grocer
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2 tablespoons
of favorite homemade or jarred marinara
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Mustard Green topping (see recipe above)
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Parmesan cheese shavings, to taste
Directions
- Mustard Green Topping:
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Pull the leafy greens off the tough stalks of the mustard greens. Discard of the stalks and set greens aside.
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In a sauté pan over medium heat, add the olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes. Once the garlic beings to shimmer and shake in the pan, add the greens and juice from lemon. Quickly toss all of the ingredients together and sauté for 2 minutes. Take the pan off the heat, season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Pizza:
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Preheat oven with pizza stone to 500 degrees
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On a sheet of foil dusted with flour, place pizza dough in the middle and gently roll the pizza dough into a circle until thin (you can also pick up the dough and gently stretch the dough with your hands.) Spoon 2 tablespoons of marinara over the dough and spread close to the edges.
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Place in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until golden and crispy. Transfer the pizza to a plate and scatter with prepared mustard greens and a healthy scattering of Parmesan cheese shavings. Enjoy!
Southern storyteller, freelance photographer, and recipe developer. Author of the Southern memoir-style food blog, For the Love of the South. Bringing Southern memories to the table.
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