Taste of Italy: Smoked Mozzarella & Rapini Pizza

Ingredients:

• 1 bulb garlic, roasted

• 1 small bunch of rapini (broccoli rabe), sautéed

• Fresh smoked mozzarella, sliced

• Fresh grated Parmigiano Reggiano

• Crushed red pepper

• Monini Olive oil

• One Simply Roundy’s Organic Pizza Crust (frozen)

Instructions:

1. To roast garlic: Preheat oven to 425°F cut top off garlic bulb, place in tin foil and drizzle with olive oil. Wrap tin foil around garlic and bake until very soft. (about 40 minutes). After roasting, cool then squish the roasted cloves into a bowl and add 2 tbs of olive oil for later use.

2. To prepare rapini (or broccoli rabe): Remove leaves from stems and coarsely chop leaves. Trim stems and cut into 2” slices. In a large pot of boiling water, quickly boil rapini for 1 minute. Then place in an ice water bath to cool. This blanching step helps to remove some of the bitter taste & retain its color. Set aside for topping.

3. Remove pizza crust from packaging. Follow by loading on the following toppings. Start with a smear of roasted garlic and olive oil, then add sliced mozzarella and Parmigiano Reggiano. Add the sautéed rapini and crushed red pepper to taste. Bake for about 10-12 minutes depending on your oven. Cool, slice and enjoy!