Salad Pizza With Gluten-Free Dough
Erin Jeanne McDowell
Photo by Julia Gartland. Food stylist: Anna Billingskog. Prop stylist: Sophie Pappas.
- Serves
- One 12 to 15-inch pizza
- Prep Time
- 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 20 Minutes
It’s more than possible to make a tasty gluten free pizza dough. You can opt to let the dough rest overnight after its initial rise; it will keep, wrapped well, up to 48 hours in the refrigerator. This dough has a tendency to feel stickier to the touch than a typical dough (handle it with lightly oiled or damp hands when shaping). Remember it also lacks some of the structure of a glutinous dough, so when you shape the dough, it’s more about pressing it out than it is stretching it.
In college, my favorite pizza place served a famous “Salad Pizza” that everyone loved. I do my own version sometimes now, baking the crust entirely on its own, then topping it with loads of my favorite salad (think: the side salad at your favorite Italian restaurant vibes).
Ingredients
Gluten-Free Pizza Dough
- 2 cup (300g) gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon nonfat dry milk
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoon instant yeast
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1 1/4 cup (283g) warm water
- 1/4 cup (60g) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for shaping and baking the dough
- 1 pinch flaky salt and freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
Salad Pizza Toppings
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 garlic, finely grated
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning (dried herb blend)
- 1 pinch flaky salt and freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
- 3 cup salad greens of choice
- 1 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shavings
- 1/3 cup thinly sliced pickled pepperoncini or peppadew peppers
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Salad Pizza With Gluten-Free Dough
Directions
Instructions
- Step 1
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, mix all the ingredients for the dough to combine and form a soft, smooth dough, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Step 2
Let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 hour. Towards the end of rise time, preheat the oven to 400°F, and grease a baking sheet with olive oil.
- Step 3
Scoop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Use slightly damp or oiled hands to press the dough into a round about ¼ inch thick on the baking sheet. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Step 4
Use your fingers to press out the dough again, getting it slightly rounder and thinner this time. Drizzle the surface lightly with olive oil, and sprinkle with flaky salt and pepper.
- Step 5
Bake until the pizza dough is crisp and starting to turn golden around the edges, about 20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before topping.
- Step 6
While the dough bakes and cools, whisk the oil, vinegar, mayonnaise, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper together in a medium bowl until a thick, dreamy dressing forms. Just before serving, add the greens, onion, Parmesan, and peppers and toss until all ingredients are well coated. Scoop on top of the dough and slice into pieces.