Cook the Book: Fig, Taleggio, and Radicchio Pizza

Cook the Book: Fig, Taleggio, and Radicchio Pizzan is a Mediterranean main course. This recipe serves 1. For $5.39 per serving, this recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 66g of protein, 36g of fat, and a total of 2310 calories. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. 126 people have made this recipe and would make it again. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 12 hours. Head to the store and pick up water, instant yeast, figs, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Serious Eats. With a spoonacular score of 92%, this dish is excellent. Similar recipes include Cook the Book: Sausage Salad with Radicchio and Frisée, Cook the Book: Radicchio, Turkey, and Snow Pea Salad, and Cook the Book: Pasta Baked with Radicchio, Gorgonzola, and Pancetta.

Servings: 1

 

Ingredients:

4 cups bread flour, plus more as needed

1/2 cup dry red wine

3 dried Mission figs

All-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon instant dry yeast (also known as rapid-rise or bread machine yeast)

Olive oil

1/2 small head radicchio, shredded (about 1/4 cup)

1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt

2 tablespoons raw walnut pieces

1 1/2 cups water

2 ounces Taleggio or another pungent cheese, cut into small pieces

Equipment:

bowl

plastic wrap

baking sheet

broiler

griddle

frying pan

oven

cutting board

Cooking instruction summary:

Procedures 1 To make the No-Knead Pizza Dough: Combine the flours, salt, and yeast in a large bowl. Add the water and stir until blended. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest for 8 to 12 hours at room temperature (about 70°F). 2 After 8 hours, the dough will have risen and be bubbly on the surface. The timing is very forgiving here; you can let it continue bubbling and very slowly expanding for several more hours if you like. Transfer the dough to the refrigerator for about an hour before dividing, so it’s easier to work with. 3 Lightly rub your hands and work counter with olive oil. Turn out the dough onto the counter in one piece. Lightly dust it with flour and fold it onto itself a few times, adding more flour if necessary, until the dough comes together and holds its shape when you form it into a ball. Cut into 5 equal pieces (for pizza), about 6 ounces apiece, or 10 equal pieces (for flatbread), about 3 ounces apiece. 4 Refrigerate or freeze what you’re not going to use right away. Transfer the balls to individual freezer-safe plastic food storage bags, drizzle with olive oil, and turn the dough to coat it in the oil. Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. 5 Sprinkle the piece(s) you are going to use immediately with flour and transfer to a lightly floured baking sheet. Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let rise for about 1 hour.Note:Note: If you have refrigerated the dough, remove it from the refrigerator and let it rise for about 1 hour. If you have frozen the dough, defrost in the refrigerator for 8 to 12 hours, then transfer it to the counter to rise for an hour. The dough should be pliable and able to be easily stretched into shape. 6 To make the Pizza: Preheat the broiler with the rack set 5 inches from the element or flame. If you are using a cast-iron skillet or griddle pan for the pizza, set it over medium-high heat until it gets smoking hot, about 15 minutes. Transfer the skillet (turned upside down) or griddle pan to the broiler. If you are using a baking stone, heat it in a 500°F oven for an hour, then carefully transfer it to the broiler. 7 Put the figs in a small skillet set over medium heat, pour in the wine, and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and let the figs soak for at least 30 minutes. Drain, then chop into 1/2-inch pieces. 8 Toast the walnut pieces in a small, dry skillet over medium-high heat, shaking the skillet frequently, until they are very fragrant and starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Immediately transfer to a plate, let cool, and then coarsely chop. 9 To shape the dough, dust a work surface liberally with flour and put the ball of dough on it. Sprinkle with flour and knead a few times until the dough comes together and holds its shape when you form it into a ball. Add more flour if necessary. Form it into an 8-inch round by pressing from the center out toward the edges, leaving a 1-inch border thicker than the rest. 10 Make sure you have all the topping ingredients measured out and ready before you assemble the pizza, because once you place the dough on the cooking surface you can’t easily move it. 11 Open the oven or broiler door, and quickly slide out the rack with the cooking surface (skillet, griddle pan, or baking stone) on it. Pick up the dough and quickly transfer it to the cooking surface, pressing it back into shape if need be, while being careful not to touch the cooking surface with your fingers. 12 Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the oil onto the dough, scatter the walnut pieces on top, then the radicchio, then the chopped figs, and then the cheese. Slide the broiler rack back into the oven and close the door. 13 Broil the pizza until the crust has puffed up around the edges, the pizza has blackened in spots, and the cheese has melted, 3 to 4 minutes. 14 Remove the pizza with a wooden or metal pizza peel or a square of cardboard, transfer it to a cutting board, and let it rest for a few minutes. Drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil on top, cut the pizza into quarters, transfer it to a plate, and eat.

 

Step by step:


1. 1


To make the No-Knead Pizza Dough

1. Combine the flours, salt, and yeast in a large bowl.

2. Add the water and stir until blended. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest for 8 to 12 hours at room temperature (about 70°F).

3. 2

4. After 8 hours, the dough will have risen and be bubbly on the surface. The timing is very forgiving here; you can let it continue bubbling and very slowly expanding for several more hours if you like.

5. Transfer the dough to the refrigerator for about an hour before dividing, so it’s easier to work with.

6. 3

7. Lightly rub your hands and work counter with olive oil. Turn out the dough onto the counter in one piece. Lightly dust it with flour and fold it onto itself a few times, adding more flour if necessary, until the dough comes together and holds its shape when you form it into a ball.

8. Cut into 5 equal pieces (for pizza), about 6 ounces apiece, or 10 equal pieces (for flatbread), about 3 ounces apiece.

9. 4

10. Refrigerate or freeze what you’re not going to use right away.

11. Transfer the balls to individual freezer-safe plastic food storage bags, drizzle with olive oil, and turn the dough to coat it in the oil. Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

12. 5

13. Sprinkle the piece(s) you are going to use immediately with flour and transfer to a lightly floured baking sheet. Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let rise for about 1 hour.Note:Note: If you have refrigerated the dough, remove it from the refrigerator and let it rise for about 1 hour. If you have frozen the dough, defrost in the refrigerator for 8 to 12 hours, then transfer it to the counter to rise for an hour. The dough should be pliable and able to be easily stretched into shape.

14. 6

15. To make the Pizza: Preheat the broiler with the rack set 5 inches from the element or flame. If you are using a cast-iron skillet or griddle pan for the pizza, set it over medium-high heat until it gets smoking hot, about 15 minutes.

16. Transfer the skillet (turned upside down) or griddle pan to the broiler. If you are using a baking stone, heat it in a 500°F oven for an hour, then carefully transfer it to the broiler.

17. 7

18. Put the figs in a small skillet set over medium heat, pour in the wine, and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and let the figs soak for at least 30 minutes.

19. Drain, then chop into 1/2-inch pieces.

20. 8

21. Toast the walnut pieces in a small, dry skillet over medium-high heat, shaking the skillet frequently, until they are very fragrant and starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Immediately transfer to a plate, let cool, and then coarsely chop.

22. 9

23. To shape the dough, dust a work surface liberally with flour and put the ball of dough on it. Sprinkle with flour and knead a few times until the dough comes together and holds its shape when you form it into a ball.

24. Add more flour if necessary. Form it into an 8-inch round by pressing from the center out toward the edges, leaving a 1-inch border thicker than the rest.

25. 10

26. Make sure you have all the topping ingredients measured out and ready before you assemble the pizza, because once you place the dough on the cooking surface you can’t easily move it.

27. 11

28. Open the oven or broiler door, and quickly slide out the rack with the cooking surface (skillet, griddle pan, or baking stone) on it. Pick up the dough and quickly transfer it to the cooking surface, pressing it back into shape if need be, while being careful not to touch the cooking surface with your fingers.

29. 12

30. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of the oil onto the dough, scatter the walnut pieces on top, then the radicchio, then the chopped figs, and then the cheese. Slide the broiler rack back into the oven and close the door.

31. 13

32. Broil the pizza until the crust has puffed up around the edges, the pizza has blackened in spots, and the cheese has melted, 3 to 4 minutes.

33. 14

34. Remove the pizza with a wooden or metal pizza peel or a square of cardboard, transfer it to a cutting board, and let it rest for a few minutes.

35. Drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil on top, cut the pizza into quarters, transfer it to a plate, and eat.


Nutrition Information:

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2538k Calories
80g Protein
54g Total Fat
405g Carbs
40% Health Score
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Calories
2538k
127%

Fat
54g
84%

  Saturated Fat
16g
103%

Carbohydrates
405g
135%

  Sugar
26g
30%

Cholesterol
59mg
20%

Sodium
3874mg
168%

Alcohol
12g
70%

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Protein
80g
161%

Selenium
210µg
301%

Manganese
4mg
246%

Phosphorus
896mg
90%

Fiber
18g
75%

Folate
293µg
73%

Copper
1mg
73%

Vitamin B1
0.96mg
64%

Calcium
572mg
57%

Magnesium
206mg
52%

Zinc
7mg
48%

Vitamin B2
0.78mg
46%

Vitamin K
44µg
43%

Vitamin B3
7mg
38%

Iron
6mg
37%

Vitamin B5
3mg
35%

Vitamin E
4mg
31%

Potassium
1059mg
30%

Vitamin B6
0.56mg
28%

Vitamin A
797IU
16%

Vitamin B12
0.47µg
8%

Vitamin C
4mg
5%

Vitamin D
0.34µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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