Truffled Mushroom Pizza with Arugula Salad
Homemade truffled mushroom pizza that you can throw on the grill in the summertime or prepare in the oven during the winter months! So easy to make and taste like something you’d get at a fancy pizza parlor!
Servings: 8 slices
Ingredients
pizza:
- ½ recipe prepared pizza dough
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1-2 cloves garlic pressed or minced
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced (cremini, shiitake, portobello etc.)
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons white truffle oil
- 4 ounces shredded fontina cheese
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese
salad topping:
- 1 ½ cups fresh arugula
- 2 teaspoons EACH: lemon juice AND olive oil
- shaved parmesan cheese
Instructions
- MUSHROOMS: Clean and preheat your outdoor grill according to manufactures instructions if you’re making this on the grill. If you are preparing this in the oven, position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 500ºF. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook stirring frequently until fragrant. Stir in the mushrooms along with the dried thyme. Cook for about 7-9 minutes or until the mushrooms brown and become tender. Season with a big pinch of salt and pepper. Remove the mushrooms to a bowl or a plate and allow them to cool.
- DOUGH: Make sure the dough is at room temperature before you proceed. Shape the dough out into a large, 12-inch circle. At this point you’ll want to flour a pizza peel (or a pizza pan) with flour and gently place the dough on it. If you’re making this on the grill, gather all your pizza ingredients (I like to pop everything onto a sheet pan as it makes it easier to carry outside.)
- OUTDOOR GRILL: Spray the grill grates with nonstick cooking spray. Gently place the crust on the grill, cover and let the crust cook on one side before flipping it, about 2-4 minutes or until it’s browned on the underside but still doughy on top. Flip the dough using two tongs (or 1 pair of tongs and a spatula.) Drizzle the cooked side with 1 tablespoon of truffle oil. Sprinkle on the fontina cheese, top with ½ the mushrooms followed by the fresh mozzarella and the remaining mushrooms. Continue to grill for another 4-6 minutes or until the cheese melts and the dough cooks through. Drizzle the pizza with the remaining tablespoon of truffle oil.
- OR OVEN: Place the shaped dough on a large round baking tray. Brush the dough with 1 tablespoon of truffle oil. Sprinkle on the fontina cheese, top with ½ the mushrooms followed by the fresh mozzarella and the remaining mushrooms. Place the baking pan in the preheated oven and bake for roughly 12-15 minutes or until the pizza crust is golden and the cheese is all melty! Drizzle the pizza with the remaining tablespoon of truffle oil.
- ARUGULA SALAD: When the pizza is almost done, toss the arugula, lemon juice, olive oil and a few shavings of parmesan cheese together season well with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes (if desired). Slice the pizza, top with arugula salad and serve warm!
