Roasted Root Vegetable Pizza – made with a variety of roasted root vegetables, this artisan pizza elevates pizza night!
So I think it’s pretty obvious that I love cookbooks. I don’t even have an idea of how many I own right now, (especially since they are mostly all in storage right now), but I know I have well over 100 right now. With that many cookbooks, it’s hard to choose favorites. But every once in awhile, I come across a book that I want everyone to know about – for everyone to have. This cookbook – Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day – is one of those cookbooks.
I was actually sent a review copy of this book awhile back. And admittedly, I was a bit intimidated to get started in it. There is a lot of information in this book, and I wanted to do it justice. Let’s just say that I really should have gotten into this book the minute it arrived on my doorstep. This dough is so extremely easy – anyone could make pizza at home with this book!!
There are actually several different kinds of dough in this cookbook, but for this review, I only made the lean dough and used it on 3 different recipes from the book. And every single one of them was a winner. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a cookbook I suggest that you add to your Christmas list ASAP!
This recipe takes pizza to a whole new level. Instead of your typical pepperoni-and-cheese pizza night, you step it up a little and make a more sophisticated version. This pizza was SO.GOOD. This pizza made me happy. What more can you ask for!?! I did cut my vegetables a little bigger than specified in the recipe, but that is the only change I made. (recipe included below)
Overall thoughts…
I’ve seen this cookbook on several people’s “must haves” for Christmas lists. And I totally understand why now. The only downfall to this cookbook that I can even think of is that I don’t usually make pizza often enough to use up a batch of dough in 14 days, but then again, the recipe is easily halved, and the dough can be frozen as well. So I guess that means there are no complaints!!
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Roasted Root Vegetable Pizza
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Rising/Resting Time: 3 hours
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 4 hours
- Yield: 1 pizza, plus extra dough 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
Roasted Root Vegetable Pizza – made with a variety of roasted root vegetables, this artisan pizza elevates pizza night!
Ingredients
Dough
- 3 1/2 cups (1 pound 12 ounces) lukewarm water (100F or below)
- 1 tablespoon (0.35 ounce) granulated yeast
- 1 – 1 1/2 tablespoons (0.63–0.94 ounce) kosher salt
- 7 1/2 cups (2 pounds 6 ounces) unbleached all-purpose flour
Roasted Root Vegetable Pizza
- 1/2 pound dough
- 7 cups 1/4-inch diced root vegetables (red beets, yellow beets, parsnips, carrots, turnips, or your favorites)
- 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 1/4 cup aged balsamic vinegar
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup fresh ricotta cheese
- 1 garlic clove, finely minced
- flour, cornmeal, parchment paper or rice flour for the pizza peel
Instructions
To make the dough:
- In a large bowl, (preferably one with a non-airtight lid), mix together the water, yeast and salt.
- Measure the flour with the “scoop and sweep” method, or weigh the flour. Add in the flour to the wet mixture, mixing with a wooden spoon until all the flour is incorporated. You may need to use wet hands to get the last bit incorporated.
- Cover with a non-airtight lid and allow to rise at room temperature until the top begins to flatten, about 2 hours. Don’t punch down the dough.
- After rising, refrigerate and use over the next 14 days.
- **the dough is easier to use when it is cold, so before using it for the first time, it’s best to refrigerate overnight, or for at least 3 hours.
To make the pizza:
- Place a baking stone in the oven.
- Toss the vegetables, olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper together in a large bowl. Lay them out in a single layer on a baking sheet. Turn on your oven to its highest setting. Place the vegetables in the oven (they will roast as your oven preheats). Turn the vegetables often to make sure they don’t burn.
- When the oven is preheated, the vegetables should be soft. Remove them from the oven and set aside.
- Sprinkle a pizza peel generously with flour. Dust the surface of the dough with flour and, using a pair of kitchen shears or a serrated knife, cut off a ½-pound portion, about the size of an orange. Dust the dough with more flour and shape it into a ball by pulling all the sides around to the bottom, rotating the ball a quarter turn as you go.
- Flatten the dough with your hands or by rolling out with a rolling pin on a floured surface. Roll into a circle, â…›-inch thick. Dust with flour to keep the dough from sticking. Transfer the dough to the pizza peel, unless you stretched it on the pizza peel. The dough should have enough flour on it so that it will move easily from the peel to the pizza stone.
- Spread the ricotta and garlic evenly over the dough. Scatter 1¼ cups of the roasted vegetables over the dough and drizzle with a small amount of olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Slide the pizza onto the preheated pizza stone. Check for doneness at 8-10 minutes. If one side is browning faster than the other, turn the pizza.
- Allow to cool slightly, then cut into slices and serve.
Recipe Notes:
Recipe slightly adapted from Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day
Heather of Kitchen Concoctions says
Put just about anything on a pizza and I am a fan! BTW, I have been on the hunt for THE perfect pizza dough recipe for years and am quite excited to try this version out!
starre says
pepperoni and pineapple mmmmmm salty and sweet
Sarah S says
My favorite toppings are bacon and jalapenos, a great combo.
Marsha says
I have two favorite topping combinations: classic mozzarella and basil with red sauce and also chicken, spinach and mushrooms with red sauce. I have seen the book in stores but have not had time to look through it yet. That day is coming soon, I know, because it looks really good.
natalie (the sweets life) says
my favorite pizza topping is probably kalamata olives!
Janell says
I like my pizza loaded up with meats and veggies. But I usually just have pepperoni to please the kids!
Calee says
My favorite pizza topping is FRESH mozzarella cheese and basil with fresh tomatoes. If I had to pick ONE of those it would be the basil. 🙂
Jen says
Caramelized onions and goat cheese!
Kristy says
These are some gorgeous pizzas Deborah! Just gorgeous!
Joanne says
I have healthy bread in five and I LOVE it! I got a copy of this book and still haven’t cooked from it…not sure what I’m waiting for! That pizza looks awesome!
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos says
It’s hard to pick just one…classic pepperoni would be my all time favorite! This looks like an awesome book, I just recently picked up Artisan bread in 5 minutes a day at the library and I’ve made some great bread from it!
Dynamics says
I just bought two individual pizza stones. I cannot wait. If I do not win I still have to wait until Christmas to see if anyone bought it off my list.
ivelisse rivera says
Like a kid, my favorite topping is chesse.
Chels R. says
Oh my gosh! I love homemade pizza! It was something I was really intimidated by for many years and then this summer, I found a dough recipe I really liked ( mostly because it was simple and it made enough for 2 pizzas) and I’ve tweaked the flavor over the past few months now and I’m in love. We’ve made several different types of pizza’s now, and only like blogged one or two ( shame on us) but my favorite one we’ve made and have yet to blogged is our Caprese Pizza. We made it a few weeks ago for my parents and it was like dying and going to heaven. Unbelievable! I love the addition of the egg on a pizza. I’ve really been wanting to make a breakfast pizza 🙂
Tomi says
I like lots of different pizzas but my old standby is sausage & mushroom. Can’t wait to try the dough though been looking for a foolproof one!! Thanks!
amanda @ fake ginger says
I loooove fresh roma tomatoes on pizza.
Sheri says
I love carmellized onions (all varieties) on anything, but especially pizza!
Teri Carter says
I am not a fan of red sauce so my daughter and I make pizza at home all the time. We use pesto and throw on whatever sounds good usually something involving chicken and artichokes.
I like a garlic sauce with fresh sliced tomatoes, zucchini, Parmesan cheese, nummers I am making myself hungry!
Leann Lindeman says
Favorite topping…. italian sausaage
Andria says
Call me a traditionalist, but I still love pepperoni.
Sarah H.P. says
My favorite pizza topping is ham and pineapple! There’s just something really nice about the sweetness of the fruit with the saltiness of the ham! Love it!
Karly says
*sigh* Recipes like this make me so very sad that my family doesn’t eat root vegetables. Then again, it IS a veggie pizza…I could totally eat the whole thing myself and not feel too indulgent, right?
danielle says
I love mushrooms!
Kim says
I can’t pick just one topping! I love cheese pizza and pizza with black olives, onions, and green peppers.
Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
I would love to add this to my collection – thanks for the review! My favorite topping is typically pepperoni BUT I do love bacon as well.
Shanna says
My favorite pizza topping is good old pepperoni!
Andrea (questfordelish) says
My all time favorite is pepperoni but I do love just about anything on my pizza except for anchovies.
Andi T. says
I like plain cheese best, usually. I had no idea this book existed – I have the bread in 5 minutes a day and I love it!
Amanda S says
I love jalapeno’s on my pizza – yum! Would love to win this cookbook for my husband – he’s all about making pizza lately 🙂
Laura H says
Pepperoni, mushrooms, and spinach!
Elizabeth N. says
Peppers, onions, tomatoes, and pineapple are my favorite traditional toppings. But I do love a good Mexican pizza every now and then.
Denise B says
Cheese! And veggie pizza when I’m not sharing with my family – mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, peppers….
Meagan says
Pepperoni is my favorite topping, I’m not very original 🙂
abbi says
Wow – this all looks wonderful! My favorite topping is pretty much any vegetable but I really love good mushrooms!
Katrina says
Oh dear! This is awesome. My favorite is sun dried tomatoes and goat cheese.
Bev Weidner says
Pizza owns 3/4ths of my SOUL, so I think book and I would get a long just faaaaahn.
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
I can see why this cookbook is so popular now too! It looks and sounds amazing. I’ve made a breakfast pizza before that was a huge hit. And that root veggie one looks awesome! My favorite pizza topping is roasted sweet potatoes! I think I’m going to purchase this cookbook for a friend, thanks to your review! 🙂