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Prosciutto and Arugula Pizza

This delicious, upscale pizza recipe with fresh prosciutto and arugula is easier than it looks and makes the perfect date night dish!
Servings 8 slices
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

The Base

  • 1 pound store-bought pizza dough
  • ¼ cup flour for dusting
  • cup Pizza Sauce see ingredients below
  • 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

The Toppings

  • ¼ pound prosciutto
  • 2 to 3 handfuls baby arugula

The Crust

  • 1 tablespoon butter melted
  • Garlic powder to taste
  • Onion powder to taste
  • Oregano to taste
  • Sea salt to taste

Instructions

Prosciutto & Arugula Pizza

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  • Chop the prosciutto into small chunks.
  • Lightly dust a clean work surface and your hands with flour. Stretch the dough using both hands, until it is roughly the size of the pan. Use additional flour as necessary to prevent the dough from sticking to your hands or your work surface.
  • Lightly dust your pan with flour and gently lay your stretched pizza dough on it.
  • Spoon up to 2/3 cup of pizza sauce onto the dough a little at a time, spreading it around with the back of a spoon. Continue until the dough is covered with a thin layer of sauce, leaving about a 1-inch border for the crust.
  • Next, sprinkle handfuls of mozzarella cheese onto the pizza. We recommend starting from the edges and working in towards the center, using a lighter hand, and then adding more cheese where needed to fill in the gaps.
  • Generously top the pizza with prosciutto.
  • Finally, season the crust. Lightly brush the crust with melted butter, then sprinkle with garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, and sea salt.
  • Bake for approximately 16 minutes, or until the crust starts to turn golden and the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.
  • Top the pizza with a few handfuls of baby arugula and bake for another 2 minutes.
  • Let cool for at least 2 minutes before slicing.
  • Gently loosen pizza from the pan with a spatula. Then slice, serve, and enjoy!

Notes

Pizza dough: Feel free to use any kind of pizza dough for this recipe – fresh or frozen (or even homemade if you’re feeling ambitious!). Our favorite store-bought dough is the Whole Foods brand. Just remember to leave the dough out for about 1 hour before working with it so that it reaches room temperature.
Pizza Sauce: We make our own pizza sauce, but you can always use store-bought to make this recipe a little bit easier.
Prosciutto: We recommend using either fresh prosciutto from the deli, or a high-quality packaged prosciutto, for the best flavor.
Stretching the dough: For some helpful tips and more detail on stretching the dough, check out our Buffalo Chicken Pizza recipe! (Note: we used our 14" round Wilton pizza pan for this recipe, instead of a rectangular baking sheet.)
Baking pizza: Pizza can be finicky and cooks at different rates depending on the hydration level of your dough, your oven's actual temperature, and other factors. We recommend keeping an eye on your pizza as it cooks and using visual cues to tell when it's done - use our time estimates as a rough guide.
Author: Nicole & Alex
Calories: 330kcal
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: arugula, date night, mozzarella, pizza dough, prosciutto, summer

Nutrition

Calories: 330kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 904mg | Potassium: 236mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 533IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 164mg | Iron: 3mg