WHITE SEAFOOD PIZZA

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Provided by Gumbo Greg

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 large pizza dough ball from your local pizzaria or gourmet market
1/2 lb shelled and deveined shrimp (uncooked)
1 stick salted butter
1 1/2 Tbsp minced garlic
1/4 jullienne sliced yellow bell pepper
2 c shredded raw spinach
1 lg bag shredded itallian 5 cheese blend 16oz.
1/4 small (pearl onion size) fresh buffalo mozarella cheese balls
4 tsp raw sesame seeds
2 Tbsp garlic powder with parsley
2 Tbsp fresh corn meal
flour for dusting

Steps:

1. Pick up your doughballs from local gourmet market or pizzaria (or make your own) let stand well floured under platic and covered with towel
2. preheat oven to 500 with pizza stone in place 425 if using a pan (baking times will be longer)
3. peel tails of of shrimp and chop into chunks as long as they are wide.
4. put 3/4 of the stick of butter in microwave safe bowl with minced garlic and shrimp and little bit of the spinach chopped fine (for color). cover and nuke for 2 mins.
5. flour counter top and roll out dough to fit stone and peel. sprinkle with cornmeal and sesame seeds and flip onto your pizza peel (or pan if not using a pizza stone)** suggestion use a mix of olive oil and butter on dough before sprinkling ingredients, if using a pan)
6. pour shrimp-butter mix onto center of dough and spread it out to 1" from edge. use brush for the edges
7. use remaining butter (melted), sprinkle garlic powder and sesame seeds along edges, spread out 1/2 of the chopped spinach and cover center with shredded cheese then space out cheeseballs and sliced pepper and remaining spinach (reserve 2 tbs for garnish)
8. step back and open oven, sprinkle corn meal onto stone and slide pizza onto stone using your peel.
9. bake 5-12 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbly
10. garnish with spinach, slice up and enjoy!!