Fantastic summer pizza (with zucchini)
Ingredients
PIZZA DOUGH:
- 200 g all-purpose flour (00)
- 0.5 tsp dry yeast
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 120 ml warm water
TOPPINGS:
- 1 small zucchini
- 3 cloves garlic
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 125 g mozzarella
- 50 g Parmesan
- To taste: salt, ground black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Dough: In a bowl, mix all the dry ingredients: flour, yeast, salt, and sugar. Then add the warm water.
- First, in the bowl, combine the ingredients until they come together, and add a drop of oil. Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth (it will still be sticky). Cover it with a bowl and let it rest for about 30 minutes, then knead again for about 5 minutes. Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover, and let it rise for about 40 minutes. Then, deflate the dough in the bowl, shape it into a loaf, brush it with oil, cover, and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
- The next day, remove the dough from the refrigerator and let it warm up on the kitchen counter for about 2 hours before baking.
- Preheat the oven to 225ºC (437ºF). Put a drop of oil on a baking tray, spread the dough on it with your fingertips to the desired shape, cover with a towel and set aside while you prepare the topping ingredients.
- Topping: Wash the zucchini and either grate it or slice it into thin rounds, then spread it on a rack or paper towel and salt generously to draw out as much water as possible. Let it sit for 10 minutes. Then rinse the zucchini to wash off the salt and pat dry with a paper towel.
- Finely chop the garlic or press it, and add it to the olive oil. Cut the onion in half and slice it thinly. Grate the Parmesan and slice the mozzarella into thin slices.
- Brush the dough with half of the garlic oil, arrange the mozzarella slices on top, seasoning them with salt and pepper. Then layer on the zucchini slices and onion rings, lightly salt them, sprinkle with grated Parmesan, and top with thyme sprigs. Drizzle with the remaining garlic oil.
- Bake the zucchini pizza for about 10 to 15 minutes at 230ºC (446ºF).
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