ramp pizza
It probably goes without saying — but I will say it anyway; this is an , after all — that a whole lot of the food I cook at home doesn’t make it onto this site. I like to use this space to talk about aspirational cooking — things that have fascinated me because they were different or better or even easier than I’d expected to make. At the very least, I hope they’ll have a good story to tell or get someone else as excited to cook as I was. The work-a-day cooking (pizza, lazy meatballs, oatmeal) that fills out our weeks is hardly noteworthy stuff.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Romano Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Mozzarella Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 85 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Pizza | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 4 ounce, about half a bundle, ramps (see footnote for other suggestions)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Red pepper flakes (optional)
- Salt
- Cornmeal
- 1 12-ounce pizza dough, ready to use (I default to my Rushed Pizza Dough in the
- or this
- one these days)
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup canned tomato puree or whole canned tomatoes
- 1 tiny garlic clove, minced
- Pinch of sugar or drops of red wine vinegar (if needed)
- 3 to 4 ounces mozzarella, sliced into paper-thin rounds (optional)
- 1/4 cup pecorino romano cheese, finely grated