Prosciutto e Rucola Pizza
Classic Italian · Medium

Prosciutto e Rucola Pizza

Prosciutto di Parma placed after baking on a creamy mozzarella base, topped with fresh rocket. The contrast of hot pizza and cold, peppery rucola is extraordinary.

20 minPrep
12 minBake
MediumDifficulty
2Serves
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Prosciutto e Rucola Pizza
Prosciutto e Rucola Pizza — real recipe image for the finished recipe.

Why this works

Prosciutto di Parma placed after baking on a creamy mozzarella base, topped with fresh rocket. The contrast of hot pizza and cold, peppery rucola is extraordinary.

Ingredients

  • Pizza dough250g
  • Crushed tomatoes80g
  • Fior di latte mozzarella120g
  • Prosciutto di Parma80g
  • Fresh rocket (arugula)large handful
  • Parmigiano-Reggiano (shaved)30g
  • Lemon juicesplash
  • Olive oil10ml

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 280°C.
  2. Stretch dough. Spread tomato sauce. Add mozzarella.
  3. Bake 9–11 minutes.
  4. Remove from oven. Immediately lay prosciutto slices over the hot pizza.
  5. Top with rocket, shaved Parmigiano, a squeeze of lemon, and olive oil drizzle.