Topping recipe

Spinach & Artichoke

White sauce, Low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella, Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano-Reggiano, Spinach, wilted and squeezed dry. Scaled for 1 pie.

1 pieNew York14"White sauce

Build each pie

After the dough is shaped

1pie

Pizza size

sauce

White sauce

½ cup120 g

Cheese

Low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella

about 5½ oz, grated (1½ cups)160 g

Cheese

Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano-Reggiano

3 Tbsp, grated15 g

Toppings

Spinach, wilted and squeezed dryFrozen chopped spinach, thawed and wrung out, works too

about 5 oz raw, a big handful60 g

Artichoke hearts (canned or jarred), quartered and drained

about ¾ cup, 6–7 hearts100 g

Red pepper flakes

a pinch0.5 g

Make the sauce

Scaled for 1 pie · 1 batch · Sauce recipe →

Combine cream and garlic in a small saucepan. Bring to a bare simmer over low heat and cook 8–10 min until thickened slightly and garlic is sweet. Off heat, whisk in parmesan, salt, pepper, and optional thyme. Cool completely before use — sauce thickens further as it cools.

Heavy cream

200 g

Garlic cloves, finely minced or confit8–10 cloves

30 g

Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated

50 g

Fine sea salt

2 g

Black pepper

1 g

Fresh thyme leavesOptional

1 g

Put it together

Once the sauce is made, for each pie

BeforeStir the spinach and artichokes into the cream sauce so they're coated.
BeforeSpread the mixture over the dough, leaving half an inch of rim, then cover with the mozzarella.
BeforeDust with the pecorino and a pinch of chili flakes.
AfterGive it three minutes before slicing so the sauce can set.

Shopping list

For 1 pie

Heavy cream200 g

Garlic cloves, finely minced or confit30 g

Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated50 g

Fine sea salt2 g

Black pepper1 g

Fresh thyme leaves1 g

Low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella160 g

Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano-Reggiano15 g

Spinach, wilted and squeezed dry60 g

Artichoke hearts, quartered and drained100 g

Red pepper flakes0.5 g

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