Ingredients

  • 1 10-inch pizza shell already prepared (see above)
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced lengthwise
  • 1 14-ounce can plum tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup basil leaves
  • 1/4 cup tomato puree
  • 4 ounces cooked cabbage
  • 1 tablespoon softened unsalted butter (optional)
  • 3 ounces cream cheese
  • 4 ounces Parma ham
  • 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Method

  • Preheat oven to 500 degrees for one hour.
  • To make the pizza sauce, heat the oil in a saucepan and add the garlic and cook for two to three minutes without coloring.
  • Add the tomatoes and the basil.
  • Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Over moderate heat, thicken the sauce with tomato puree.
  • Spread the sauce over the pizza shell (leftover sauce will keep a week in the refrigerator).
  • Place the cabbage in the center of the sauce-covered pizza dough.
  • Dot with softened butter.
  • Place dots of the cream cheese in a circle around the cabbage.
  • Layer the outer edge in a circle with slices of Parma ham.
  • Sprinkle the ham generously with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
  • Slide the pizza onto the pizza tile and bake in preheated 500-degree oven for 10 minutes.