Radicchio & Cherry Pizza Recipe

The Santa Barbara Farmers Market is a source of constant inspiration for new pizza recipes. I love eating seasonally, supporting our local farmers, and importantly eating really good food. The market here does not disappoint. Not a trip goes by that I don’t leave thinking that I just tasted the best thing ever.

For this pizza I’m combining some farmers market finds in a very simple way and letting them shine. Bitter radicchio is paired with sweet and tart cherries making for an absolutely delicious farmers market pizza experience. A little funk from the Gorgonzola cheese keeps things interesting and makes for a classic pairing in pizza format. I hope you enjoy! One Love!

For this bake in the Ooni Koda 16 I’m using the recipe in my homemade sourdough pizza dough recipe and how to. If you’re using store bought dough check out my video on How to Make Store Bought Dough Awesome. If you enjoyed please subscribe to the Santa Barbara Baker YouTube Channel and share with your pizza friends and fam. Thank you and much love to all that have!

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Radicchio & Cherry Pizza

For this pizza I'm combining some farmers market finds in a very simple way and letting them shine. Bitter radicchio is paired with sweet and tart cherries making for an absolutely delicious farmers market pizza experience. A little funk from the Gorgonzola cheese keeps things interesting and makes for a classic pairing in pizza format. I hope you enjoy! One Love!

For this bake in the Ooni Koda 16 I’m using the recipe in my homemade sourdough pizza dough recipe and how to. If you’re using store bought dough check out my video on How to Make Store Bought Dough Awesome. If you enjoyed please subscribe to the Santa Barbara Baker YouTube Channel and share with your pizza friends and fam. Thank you and much love to all that have!

Servings: 1 pizza

Author: Santa Barbara Baker

Ingredients

• 1 small head Radicchio Cleaned and leaves separated.
• 1/4 cup Fresh Cherries Pitted.
• 1 small Shallot Thinly sliced.
• 2 tbsp Gorgonzola Cheese Crumbled. Any mild blue cheese would be great here.
• 100 g Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Pizza Dough A naturally fermented (sourdough) recipe & guide. Easy yeasted thin & crispy pizza recipe. Using store bought dough? Check out my vid on How to Make Store Bought Dough Awesome!

Instructions

• Watch the video for the full how to!
• Preheat your Ooni Pizza Oven for at least 30 minutes, I like to heat the center of the oven deck to around 850f before loading this style of pizza.
• Begin building the pizza by topping the stretched dough with the mozzarella and Gorgonzola cheese. Next add the pitted cherries (you don't want them to burn). Top with a generous amount of radicchio leaves. They will shrink a ton in the oven, go big! Add the sliced shallots. Drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
• Bake in your Ooni pizza oven till fully baked and nicely colored (I aim for a 3-4 minute bake for a more crispy bottom) Watch the video for the real time bake!
• Let the crust set on a wire rack for a least 20 seconds. (optional: drizzle with balsamic vinegar)  Slice, serve immediately. I serve my pizza on this 14" Wooden Pizza Peel.

Notes

In the Radicchio & Cherry Farmers Market Pizza Video I’m using the 14″ Pizza Peel from Ooni to load the pizzas and the turning peel from the GI Metal TriPizza Kit. I always let my pizzas rest for a short while to ensure the crust doesn’t get soggy, they kick it on this half sheet pan rack set. I use this pizza cutter. I serve my pizza on this 14″ Wooden Pizza Peel.

 

If you enjoyed please subscribe to the Santa Barbara Baker YouTube Channel and share with your pizza friends and fam. Thank you and much love to all that have! One Love!

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