If you are looking for an alternative to a traditional pizza that is based on a marinara sauce, this recipe lemon lover’s pizza is a great option. There is no sauce on this pizza, and the combination of the two cheeses go well together. The tanginess of lemon marries beautifully with creamy cheese and a shower of parsley, while olive oil and parmesan add those rich, craveable notes. This Lemon Pizza is perfect for anyone looking to shake up pizza night with something unique yet utterly delicious, destined to turn skeptics into fans after just one bite!

This vegetarian pizza starts with a basic homemade dough that calls for all-purpose flour and an envelope of active dry yeast. While you could use store-bought dough for this simple pizza recipe, we recommend that you embrace the fun process of making your own dough.

Ingredients

• 3 ounces Piave cheese, shaved
• 2 ounces fontina cheese, shaved
• 1 round Pizza Dough – see our recipe
• ¼ red onion, very thinly sliced
• 6 very thin slices lemon, seeds removed
• 1 tablespoon small sprigs fresh rosemary
• Freshly ground pepper
• Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Directions

1. Place a pizza stone on floor of gas oven (remove racks) or bottom rack of electric oven. Preheat oven to at least 500 degrees for 1 hour.
2. Roll out dough from premade pizza dough onto a crust peel – once rolled out allow to sit for about 15 minutes.
3. After the dough has set arrange onion and lemon slices over dough, leaving a 1-inch border. Distribute cheeses evenly; top with rosemary. Season with pepper; drizzle with oil.
4. Switch oven to broiler setting. Align edge of peel with edge of stone. Tilt peel, jerking it gently to move pizza. When edge of pizza touches stone, quickly pull back peel to transfer pizza to stone. (Do not move pizza.) Broil until bubbles begin to form in crust, 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce temperature to 500 degrees, and bake until crust is crisp and golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes more. (If not using broiler, bake pizza 10 to 15 minutes total.) Remove pizza from oven using peel.
5. Slice and serve!

Notes and options:

• For more traditional cheese swap out with fresh mozzarella (5 oz) and 2 tbsp of grated parmesan cheese, the parmesan rounds out each bite beautifully.

• Can I add other toppings? Definitely! Thinly sliced artichokes, shaved asparagus, or even a little prosciutto make lovely companions for your lemon pizza but keep toppings light so the lemon flavor remains front and center.