Shrimp and Chorizo Pizza with Manchego Cheese, Toasted Garlic, and Escarole

Name: Shrimp and Chorizo Pizza with Manchego Cheese, Toasted Garlic, and Escarole
Yield: makes one 10-inch pizza
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 head escarole (see Note), cut lengthwise through the core; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; One 6-ounce ball Pizza Dough (page 232); All-purpose flour, for dusting; 1/2 pound Manchego cheese, shredded (2 cups); 1/4 pound small shrimp, peeled, deveined, and halved lengthwise; One 2-inch piece hard Spanish chorizo, skin removed, very thinly sliced

December 9, 2011

There are endless possibilities when it comes to topping pizza. Here, sweet shrimp meet spicy chorizo sausage, slightly bitter escarole, and salty Manchego cheese. The combination is out of this world! If you haven’t explored making your own pizza yet, let this be one to try with the family.

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