Recipes: Cal Italia Pizza with Chili-Lime Avocado

• Prep Time:10 minutes
• Cook Time:12 minutes
• Serves:6

 

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avocado, cal italia pizza, chili lime, cinco de maya, italian, jalapeno, mozzarella, soppressata, tajin,

This Cal Italia-inspired pizza starts with rustic hand-shaped thin crust pizza dough baked bubbly hot topped with olive oil, fresh mozzarella cheese, Italian soppressata and sliced jalapenos. We added a California-fresh topping of sliced avocado seasoned with a shake of chili lime seasoning and crumbled queso fresco Mexican cheese for this bold & spicy appetizer pizza. Find chili lime seasoning, such as Tajin® Classico Seasoning, in the produce department.

 

This is part of our Beyond Guacamole series--just a reminder that the mighty avocado goes way beyond Cinco de Mayo!

 

Foodie Byte

For a milder jalapeno flavor, slice jalapeno in half lengthwise and use a small teaspoon to scrape out ribs and seeds before slicing, taking care not to touch your eyes or face while prepping.

Ingredients

1/2 pound pizza dough ball, store bought or homemade
Extra virgin olive oil, as needed
4 oz. fresh mozzarella ball, sliced
4 slices soppressata, quartered
1/2 small fresh jalapeno, sliced
1 ripe avocado, sliced
1 teaspoon chili lime seasoning
Fresh cilantro sprigs, as needed
1/2 cup queso fresco Mexican cheese, crumbled

Preparation

Preheat oven to 475°F.
Roll out pizza dough on a lightly floured surface into a thin rustic 12-inch oval shape; transfer to oiled pizza pan.
Drizzle olive oil lightly over pizza dough; top with fresh mozzarella, soppressata and jalapenos. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
Season avocado slices lightly with chili lime seasoning and arrange over pizza. Top with crumbled queso fresco. Cut pizza into squares.

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