pizza with arugula, ricotta & lemon
A simple pizza with ricotta, mozzarella cheese, arugula and a squeeze of lemon makes a wonderful simple lunch or dinner.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- One recipe homemade pizza dough (will make two pizzas)
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup fresh ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
- 2 handfuls fresh baby arugula
- Olive oil
- Fresh lemon
- Parmesan cheese
- Pepper
Instructions
- Divide the pizza dough into two balls and roll out on a floured surface. Transfer to a pizza peel dusted with a thin layer of cornmeal.
- Drizzle olive oil on the surface all the way to the edges of the dough and spread using a pastry brush
- Spoon the ricotta onto the pizza and spread out to the edges
- Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella to the edges
- Top with fresh arugula and drizzle with olive oil and a squeeze of fresh lemon
- Add some freshly grated parmesan and a little cracked pepper