Clam and Fontina Pizza
Barbara-jo McIntosh
The aroma of this dish as it bakes in the oven is a wonderful preamble to how it actually tastes. A favourite recipe for pizza dough adds to the fun, but if you are short on time, try ready-made dough. Either way, this is a unique homemade treat. Wooden pizza peels are available in most kitchen stores.
Heat oven to 500˚F.
Place pizza stone in oven on middle rack and preheat for ½ hour. Flour pizza peel and spread dough on peel. If using a baking sheet, sprinkle with 1 tablespoon cornmeal and place dough on baking sheet.
Spread tomato sauce over dough, then spoon pesto sauce on top. Sprinkle clams, pine nuts, and Fontina cheese over all. Slide pizza from peel onto hot stone and bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until edges of crust are nicely browned and cheese evenly melted.