Clam and Mussels Pizza Piquant

Directions

  1. Thaw pizza crust and mussel meat in refrigerator overnight.
  2. Preheat oven to 450 or pizza oven to desired temperature.
  3. Gather all ingredient toppings. Mix the clams and juice with the mussel meats and let sit.
  4. Transfer crust to pizza pan or pizza peel. Spread pizza sauce on the crust using the back of a spoon or ladle leaving at least half inch border around the edges.
  5. Add the cheese, sprinkling around evenly. Place the mussel meats and clams atop the cheese, drizzle pizza with any remaining clam/mussel juice. Add hot banana peppers and crushed red pepper.
  6. Place in oven and back until desired amount of crisp and browning occurs. Remove from oven.
  7. Melt garlic and butter over medium heat and drizzle over pizza. Cut and serve.

Ingredients

  • 1 ea. Ultimo!® Rustic Par Baked Pizza Crust, 14 in.
  • 2 oz. Piancone Pizza Sauce , fully prepared
  • 5 oz. Bacio® Cheese, Mozzarella, WMLM, shredded
  • 4 oz. Empire's Treasure® Mussel Meat
  • 2 tbsp Roma® Clams, with juice
  • 3 oz. Roma® banana pepper rings, hot
  • Roma Heritage® Flour, as needed for dusting
  • 1/2 tsp Peak Fresh Produce® Garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp Nature's Best Dairy® Butter, Unsalted
  • 1 tsp Roma® Red Pepper, Crushed