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White Pizza with Rosemary Potatoes and Caramelized Leeks
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

A creamy style of pizza with créme fraîche, lemon, potatoes, rosemary and silky leeks.

Course: DInner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: leeks, potatoes, white pizza
Servings: 4 servings
Author: kellie anderson
Ingredients
  • 3 medium potatoes we like red-skinned ones
  • 2 leeks
  • 2 tbsp olive oil more as required
  • 2 rosemary sprigs stripped from stalk and minced
  • 2 pizza bases or dough
  • 1 tbsp polenta corn meal
  • 200 g créme fraîche or vegan equivalent like Oatley brand
  • zest of one small lemon unwaxed
  • 4 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese or vegan equivalent
  • rocket leaves
  • chilli flakes optional
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven as per your dough instructions - about 200C fan/220C/450F. Add the baking trays too, for a very crispy crust if you wish.

  2. Peel and slice the potatoes into 1 cm thick pieces; stack and cut in half. Steam the potatoes for eight minutes. Rinse briefly, and drain in a sieve. Toss them with most of the chopped rosemary and 1 tbsp of the oil. Set aside.

  3. Slice the leeks into thick coins. Heat the remaining oil and slowly sauté, adding salt and pepper, until soft and starting to colour.

  4. Mix together the créme fraîche and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper if liked.

  5. Sprinkle polenta over two sheets of parchment and roll out the individual pizza bases as directed on packet or recipe. We like them pretty thin. If making a large sharing pizza, just use one large piece of parchment.

  6. Spread the créme fraîche mixture over the pizzas, leaving the edges free. Add on the rosemary potatoes and the soft leeks. Sprinkle over the cheese. Grind over some pepper.

  7. Slide the pizzas from the parchment onto the (hot) baking trays and bake until deeply golden-edged, and the potatoes and leeks have taken on good colour - about 15 minutes. You can also bake the pizzas on the parchment, so don't worry if you can't easily slide them onto the tray.

  8. Remove from the oven and immediately drizzle the crust with extra olive oil if you wish. Sprinkle over optional chilli flakes and a goodly amount of nippy rocket leaves. Cut and serve between 2 and 4 people.