Weekly Recipe: Spring Pizzas for a Light Snack After School or Work!

Spring is here and that means your food pallet should match the weather.  Warm, light, and flavorful dishes are what you need as the temperatures rise. Pizzas are a classic that we all crave a least once a week, if not more, but they don’t always have to include the three basic ingredients of cheese, sauce, and dough. This season mix it up with these Spring Pizzas these sauce-less, yet healthy and flavorful mini pizzas! Here’s what you need and how to make them:

Ingredients 
• 1 pound pizza dough
• All-purpose flour, for dusting
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing and drizzling
• 6 ounces ramps or scallions, trimmed
• Kosher salt
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• Coarse sea salt
• Coarsely ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
• Grated parmesan cheese, for topping

Directions
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Divide the dough into 4 pieces on a floured surface. Brush a baking sheet with olive oil. Stretch the dough into four 6-inch rounds; place on the baking sheet and bake until golden, about 12 minutes.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Toss the ramps or scallions with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with kosher salt. Saute until just wilted, about 1 minute. Transfer to a cutting board and cut into pieces.

Mix the ricotta, lemon zest, the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and some sea salt and pepper in a bowl. Brush the crusts with olive oil (this will protect them from getting soggy), then spread with the ricotta mixture and season with sea salt. Top with the ramps or scallions. Return to the oven until warmed through, about 2 minutes.

Top the pizzas with basil, parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil and enjoy!

These Spring Pizzas are perfect for a light snack or small healthy dinner. So pop your mini pizzas in the over and maybe even sit out on your balcony and enjoy the sun while they bake. If you try making this dish share it with us on Instagram with the hashtag #MakeItMonday or on Facebook and maybe you will see your finish product shared!

Thank you to our friends at Food Network for this delicious recipe!