Three Cheese-and-Spinach Pizza

By lianbl88

Cooking the spinach with leek and garlic gives it an enormous amount of flavor and a great wilted texture.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 1 leek, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 5 ounces fresh spinach leaves
• 1/2 Basic Pizza Dough or 1 uncooked prepared pizza crust
• 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Kasseri or provolone cheese
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 450°. (For a crispy crust, preheat a pizza stone on the lowest rack in the oven.)

2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add leek and garlic; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in salt and pepper. Add spinach, in batches; cook 2 minutes or just until wilted.

3. Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured baking sheet or pizza peel. Brush edges of crust with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Spread spinach mixture to edges of crust; top with cheeses and pine nuts, if desired.

4. If desired, transfer pizza to pizza stone dusted with cornmeal or semolina flour; bake 10 to 12 minutes or until cheese is hot and bubbly.