Forget about plain old sausage, pepperoni, and mushroom pizza.
Chef Toby Christianson, the owner and chef at downtown Davenport's Woodfire Grill, has a great twist on the traditional pizza.
Chef Toby joined Ken Croken of the Genesis Heart Institute during "Good Morning Quad Cities" to make a margarita pizza inside the Genesis Healthy Heart Kitchen.
Adding flax seed as an ingredient helps make this pizza a heart-healthy alternative for you and your family.
Margarita Pizza
INGREDIENTS
For the dough:
1. 4 cups flour
2. 1/2 cup flax seed
3. 2 tsp. Kosher salt
4. 1 tsp. Instant Yeast
5. 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
6. 2 tbsp Molasses
7. 12 oz. cold water
8. Cornmeal or flour (for dusting)
For the sauce:
1. 16 oz. Crushed or peeled San Marzanno tomatoes
2. 2 tbsp fresh oregano
3. 3 cloves minced garlic
4. 2 tbsp fresh thyme
Toppings:
1. Fresh mozzarella slices (about 1/4 inch thick)
2. Fresh basil leaves
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Place pizza stone in oven prior to baking.
2. In a tabletop mixer using the dough hook attachment, combine water, yeast, salt, olive oil and molasses and mix on low.
3. Add flour and flax seed, stir on medium until all ingredients are incorporated. (approximately 4-5 minutes)
4. Remove dough and place on a greased parchment papered pan.
5. Cover and refrigerate overnight (it can be refrigerated for up to 2 days).
6. When ready to use, cut dough into 10 oz. portions and roll into balls. Let the dough relax for 20-30 minutes upon removal from refrigerator.
7. Liberally coat countertop with flour and roll the dough into thin pizza sheets.
8. Transfer topping-ready dough to a well-floured pan.
9. Top dough with tomato sauce and fresh mozzarella.
10. Garnish with fresh basil leaves and transfer finished pizza to the hot pizza stone.
11. Bake at 500 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until desired crust crispness is achieved.