Recipes Pizza with Garlic Cream and Nettles 3.0 (1) 1 Review This pizza is full of seasonal spring ingredients. Nettles have a deep, earthy flavor that’s delicious with the green garlic cream. By Food & Wine Editors Updated on April 20, 2023 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Fredrika Stjärne Total Time: 45 mins Yield: 2 12-inch pizzas Nettles grow wild all year in northern California, and chefs Tyler Rodde and Curtis Di Fede use them as many ways as possible. Raw nettles can make you itch, so it’s best to handle them with gloves or tongs until they are cooked. Wash them in a large bowl of cold water, spin them dry in a salad spinner, and refrigerate them in a plastic bag with a damp paper towel to prevent wilting. Before using, either blanch them in boiling water for 60 seconds or steam them for five to eight minutes to remove the stinging quality, and then proceed with your cooking. 25 Pizza Recipes to Perfect In this recipe, nettles pair with green garlic for a pizza that highlights spring produce. You can find nettles and green garlic at farmers markets in early spring, but if not, swap in spinach and regular garlic instead. Ingredients 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 or 2 bulbs green garlic, depending on size, or 3 scallions, white and tender green parts only, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon dry white wine 1/4 cup heavy cream Semolina, for dusting Two 8-ounce balls pizza dough 6 ounces buffalo mozzarella, sliced Salt Freshly ground pepper 4 ounces nettles or baby arugula 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano, for serving Directions Place a pizza stone on the bottom rack of the oven and preheat the oven to 500° for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the butter with 1 tablespoon of water and bring to a simmer. Add the green garlic and cook over moderate heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the white wine and cook for 2 minutes. Add the heavy cream and simmer over low heat until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. On a semolina-dusted work surface, stretch out one of the pieces of dough to a 12-inch round; transfer to a semolina-dusted pizza peel. Spread half of the garlic cream on the dough, leaving a 1-inch border all around. Top with half of the mozzarella and season with salt and pepper. In a medium bowl, use tongs to toss the nettles with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Mound half of the nettles on the pizza. Turn on the broiler. Slide the pizza onto the stone and broil for about 5 minutes, until golden brown and bubbling. Transfer the pizza to a cutting board and garnish with shaved Parmigiano. Repeat to make the second pizza. Suggested Pairing Bright, full-bodied Müller-Thurgau from northern Italy. Rate it Print