We all know summer time is swimsuit season but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on delicious comfort food like pizza. Think of pizza as a blank canvas to showcase healthy vegetables or gourmet cheeses. New restaurant trends indicate that tomato sauce latent traditional pizzas we are accustomed to will make way for craft pizza dishes, integrating both seasonal produce and artisanal ingredients.
The Next Idea predicts this restaurant trend going a step further in the future, by using pizza as a medium to transform classic dishes. All the flavors of a conventional Caesar Salad are presented as a pizza in the recipe below using healthy ingredients like kale and white meat chicken. As restaurants start to cater to more balanced diets, The Next Idea sees new healthier ingredients, like kale and whole grains, taking the place of older less nutritious restaurant stapleson restaurant menus.
Whole wheat pizza crust is readily available at markets these days as well as gluten free varieties. For a vegetarian yet equally tasty version of this pizza, just omit the chicken all together.
Kale is the perfect green to use for this recipe in place of normal romaine found in Caesar salads. Not only is kale incredibly nutritious, it is a hearty and sturdy green that can hold up to the high heat of an oven while retaining its texture.
A little goes a long way with Caesar dressing so all you need are one or two spoonfuls for the entire pizza. Don’t skip on the cornmeal! It’s naturally gluten free and adds a toasted crunch to help make store bought pizza dough taste and feel homemade.
Serve with a wedge of lemon and squeeze just before taking a bite. The acidic bite of the citrus will help all the rich flavors pop.
Kale Chicken Caesar Pizza
Ingredients:
- 10 oz Whole Wheat Pizza Dough (or gluten free)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ cup Cornmeal
- 1 Head Kale, chopped (stems removed, washed and dried)
- 1 cup Grilled chicken, sliced (optional – leave out for a vegetarian pizza)
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 2/3 cups Mozzarella Cheese
- 1/3 cup Fontina Cheese
- 2 tbsp Fresh Grated Parmesan Cheese
- ¼ cup Caesar Dressing
- 1 tbsp Lemon Zest
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Black Pepper
- Lemon Wedges for garnish& serving
Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 450 degrees
2) Stretch and Roll pizza dough to a 13 inch circle.
3) Brush edges of pizza crust with olive oil and sprinkle with cornmeal.
4) Top pizza with mozzarella and fontina cheeses.
5) Drizzle Caesar dressing evenly on top of cheese.
6) If adding chicken, evenly distribute chicken slices around pizza.
7) Top pizza with kale leaves, salt, minced garlic, and lemon zest.
8) Sprinkle remaining cornmeal on baking sheet or preheated pizza stone.
9) Place pizza on top of cornmeal and bake until crust is golden brown and crisp (approx. 15 minutes).
10) Remove from oven, top with grated parmesan cheese and black pepper.
11) Serve with lemon wedges and add a squeeze of lemon just before eating.
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