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Avocado, Goat Cheese and Heirloom
Tomato Appetizer Pizza
This appetizer pizza is light and refreshing on a warm and sunny day. Mild
goat cheese and buttery avocado are complimented by the bright flavors of
fresh tomato and tart lemon juice.
Yields a 14 inch pizza
1/2 batch White Wine Pizza Dough,
about 14 ounces
Freshly-squeezed juice of ½ lemon
1 ½ medium avocados, ripe (see note)
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large heirloom tomato, sliced (I
used a Paul Robeson variety, or
substitute about 1 cup halved sweet
grape tomatoes)
2 ounces soft goat cheese
Freshly cracked black pepper
Directions
Preheat the pizza oven for cooking with the upper burner control on
HIGH and the lower burner control on LOW.
Form the dough into a 14 inch crust about 1/8 inch thick.
Transfer the dough to a pizza prep peel dusted with cornmeal.
Squeeze the lemon juice into a glass or other non-reactive bowl. Slice
the avocados into the bowl and stir immediately to coat the avocados.
The citric acid will help prevent the avocados from browning. Add the
salt and olive oil to the mixture and mash until it is the consistency of
guacamole.
Spread the avocado mixture onto the pizza dough and then top with
the sliced tomatoes. Add pieces of goat cheese in the spaced between
the tomatoes.
Transfer to the pizza oven directly on the cooking deck and bake for
about 3 minutes until the crust is crisp and browned around the edges.
Rotate several times for even baking.
Slice and serve.
Note: The best tip I know for selecting ripe avocados comes from Chef
Rick Bayless. The color of an avocado is a good clue to how ripe it is
(Haas avocados are usually turning black when they are ripe), but not
always reliable. To select perfect avocados, press your thumb gently
into the base of the avocado. The avocado should yield somewhat
but resist enough that it doesn’t feel mushy. Because the base of the
avocado is the last to ripen, one that yields to gentle pressure is ready
to use right away without being overripe.