Ricotta, Pumpkin, and Italian Sausage Pizza
Prep Time: 10 mins.
Cook Time: 35 mins.
Serves: 1 pizza
A crisp pizza topped with roasted garlic ricotta, sweet pumpkin, Italian sausage and golden melted cheese, finished with ricotta and peppery rocket for a flavour-packed homemade pizza.
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C
- Using a small knife, cut the top off the head of garlic. Place the garlic on a piece of foil, drizzle with 1 Tbsp olive oil and wrap the foil around the garlic
- Peel the pumpkin and cut into thin slices. Place the slices on a lined baking tray, drizzle with 1 Tbsp olive oil, season with salt.
- Place garlic and pumpkin on a small baking tray and roast for 10 minutes. Remove pumpkin, and continue to roast garlic for an additional 10 minutes, or until soft.
- Place 150g of the ricotta into a small bowl. When cooled slightly, unwrap the garlic and squeeze the roasted garlic into the ricotta. Mix to combine.
- Increase the oven temperature to 200°C.
- Line a large baking tray with baking paper and top with the pizza base. Dollop the garlic ricotta onto the base and spread with a spoon. Top with Perfect Italiano Perfect Pizza. Place into the oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Top the pizza with the roasted pumpkin slices and small pieces of sausage.
- Return to the oven for 10 minutes, until the sausage is cooked through and the cheese is melted and golden
- To serve top with dollops of the remaining ricotta and rocket leaves.
