Author Notes
I came up with this recipe after reading a book on the aromatic science of food and wine. —the serial cook
Ingredients
- The Dough
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1 packet
dry yeast
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1 teaspoon
sugar
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1 cup
warm water
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2 tablespoons
olive oil
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1 tablespoon
sea salt
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3 cups
non-bleached flour
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2 teaspoons
curry powder
- The Pizza
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1.5 cups
grated mozzarella
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1.5 cups
crumbled feta cheese
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1/2
preserved lemon
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1
medium eggplant
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2
minced garlic cloves
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1
zucchini
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2
dried figs
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Olive oil
Directions
- The Dough
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In the bowl of a standing electric mixer add the warm water, the dry yeast and the sugar. Stir gently to dissolve. Let the mixture stand for 10 minutes.
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Mix the flour and the curry powder together.
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Add the olive oil and salt to the mixer and combine at low speed. Add the flour and curry mix, a little at a time until the dough comes together. Turn ethe dough out onto a lightly floured surface and fold it over itself a few times. From the dough into a ball and plae in a lightly oiled bowl, turn it over to coat it. Cover with plastic wrap or a clean towel. Place in a warm, draft free place for an hour, until the dough doubles in size.
- The Pizza
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Cut the eggplant in ½ inch cubes and cook in a pan with a good drizzle of olive oil and the minced garlic. Cut the zucchini into rounds 1/16 inch thick. Finely mince the preserved lemon and the dried figs.
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Preheat the oven at 450.
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Pat half the dough out on a greased and floured pizza pan. Brush the dough with some olive oil.
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Add the grated mozzarelle, the eggplant cubes, the zucchini rounds, the preserve lemon, the figs and finally the crumbled feta.
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Place the pizza on the bottom rack and bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
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