Spring ‘Pinkaroni’ Pizza

Recipe and Photo by Edible Ohio Valley Magazine
Jazz up pizza night for you and the kids! Dress up your pie with sliced salmon hot dogs (we call it “pinkeroni”), tender spring onions, and asparagus for sophisticated flavor and let the kids have fun with their own toppings. You’ll have the last laugh with every serving containing your weekly recommended amount of Omega-3s thanks to Kvaroy Arctic sustainably sourced, nutrition-packed salmon! Find their salmon hot dogs at a Whole Foods store near you. As a proud supporter of the Whole Kids Foundation, Kvarøy Arctic strives towards offering wholesome salmon products that can be served for both adults and children.

Makes two 9-inch pizzas (1 with vegetables / 1 without)

Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 recipe for sourdough pizza crust (or 2 small fresh doughs)

• 1/4 red onion, sliced thin

• 2 garlic cloves, sliced thin

• 1/2 cup asparagus, sliced thin

• 1/2 cup whole milk ricotta cheese

• 1 package of Kvarøy Arctic Salmon Hot Dogs (Chili and Cheese or Jalapeño), sliced into thin coins

• 1/2 cup olive oil, divided

• salt + pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS
Before stretching out your dough, heat your oven (or grill) to 550º and prepare all the ingredients while you wait for the temperature to rise.

In a small skillet sauté onions and garlic in 2 tsp of olive oil. When the garlic starts to brown, add all of the sliced asparagus and sauté for another 1-2 minutes until the asparagus begins to breakdown but is still bright green. Turn off the heat, sprinkle with salt and set aside.

Once the oven/grill reaches temperature, stretch out one dough at a time on a floured surface until it reaches 9-inches. Transfer dough to a pizza tray or peel, spread ¼ cup of ricotta leaving about ½” of the crust uncovered, top with ½ of the sliced salmon coins, and the onion/asparagus sauté. Quickly brush the crust with olive oil and cook in the oven for 5 mins or until the crust browns nicely. Let cool slightly and top with a drizzle of olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste.

For the plain pizza – stretch the dough as above, spread the remaining ricotta, and top with remaining salmon coins. Brush the crust with olive oil and cook about 5 mins until the crust and the salmon begins to brown. Remove and let cool slightly before serving.