When we set out to explore pizza, it never occurred to us that we would consider making pizza’s that competed in the World Rome Pizza competition. We also never considered that we would consider making the winning pizza in the “Specialty Pizza” category, but this pizza was ranked as the “Best in Show” in the 2019 competition. It’s a technical pizza to make, including things that we have never considered. For example, in order to make this pizza, you need to make a “balsamic cream”, which is really a balsamic reduction, and of course, the way the pie is baked, the time, and the method is technical, and then you use uncooked cured salmon. It’s a great pizza, quite unexpected, and filled with umami.
You start off with a light layer of crushed tomato and fresh mozzarella, which is baked and then broiled till the crust is toasted. Then you add the salmon to the hot pizza, add the olive oil dressed arugula, halved cherry tomatoes and lime zest, then you drizzle the balsamic reduction in a particular way, over the pizza and finish with a drizzle of fresh lemon juice.
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