White Pizza with Artichokes, Rosemary, Olives & Garlic

Another great pizza dinner tonight... and it was meatless but delicious! So fast and easy to make it's a no brainer. You can use either the marinated artichoke hearts in a jar, frozen artichokes (thawed) or the canned ones. I love artichoke hearts and on a white pizza - yes please! You can serve this pizza by itself or with small side salads. This recipe will make enough for 4-6 people.

ingredients

• 1 lb pizza dough cut into 2 equal parts at room temperature

• 8 oz ricotta at room temperature

• 12 oz marinated quartered artichoke hearts, drained

• 1/3 cup pitted green olives, halved

• 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced

• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan

• 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella

• 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, minced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

• freshly ground black pepper

• side salads

directions

1. Preheat oven to 425º. Lightly dust 2 baking sheets with cornmeal. Using flour and cornmeal shape the dough into 2 separate pies. 

2. Top each pizza with a layer of ricotta, artichokes, garlic, rosemary, pepper, green olives, red onion & cheeses. 

3. Bake the pizzas for 9-10 minutes and rotate and bake an additional 9-10 minutes until crust is golden and cheese is all gooey and melty. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with salad, if desired.

Enjoy!

This recipe was adapted from Real Simple Magazine.