Index

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anchovies

Roman pizza with broccoli, marinated anchovies and capers 130

Roman pizza with tuna tartare 88

Sicilian capers and anchovies 52

artichokes

Pork and fennel sausage, artichoke, buffalo ricotta 102

asparagus

Montasio, broccoli and prosciutto crackle 94

avocados

Frutti di mare (seafood) and avocado 120

Baba ganoush 122

Banana and macadamia sweet calzone 136

beef

Roman pizza with potato and braised beef cheeks 126

Black truffle and fontina pizza 54

Braised peppered beef cheeks 126

broad beans

Roman pizza with crab, broad beans and chilli 90

broccoli

Broccoli cream 94

Montasio, broccoli and prosciutto crackle 94

Pan-fried broccoli 116

Roman pizza with broccoli, marinated anchovies and capers 130

Roman pizza with cuttlefish, broccoli and chilli 116

calamari

Calamari, chilli and ginger pizza 80

Frutti di mare (seafood) and avocado pizza 120

Roman pizza with potato, calamari, spinach and chilli 118

calzone 58

capers

Fried capers 130

Pickled lettuce, capers, olives and tomatoes 60

Roman pizza with broccoli, marinated anchovies and capers 130

Roman pizza with tuna tartare 88

Sicilian capers and anchovies 52

Tuna, Mediterranean herbs and colatura 72

capocollo

Capocollo and fennel pizza 74

Capocollo, pickled red onion and pecorino pizza 100

capsicum

Hot Calabrese pizza 84

cauliflower

Roman pizza with lentils, cauliflower and two cheeses 114

cavolo nero

Roman pizza filled with cavolo nero frittata and ‘nduja 106

Roman pizza with cavolo nero, mushrooms and lardo 98

Ceci – chickpeas, eggplant and salted ricotta on pizza 96

Chargrilled vegetables 48

chickpeas

Chickpea purée 96

Ceci – chickpeas, eggplant and salted ricotta 96

Chicory, salame and stracciatella pizza 92

chocolate

Banana and macadamia sweet calzone 136

Pillow of dreams 140

colatura

Fried pizza with scarola and crabmeat 110

Roman pizza with cuttlefish, broccoli and chilli 116

Tuna, Mediterranean herbs and colatura 72

Confit tomatoes 60

crab

Fried pizza with scarola and crabmeat 110

Roman pizza with crab, broad beans and chilli 90

cuttlefish

Roman pizza with cuttlefish, broccoli and chilli 116

dough 20–30

eggplant

Baba ganoush 122

Chargrilled vegetables 48

Chickpeas, eggplant and salted ricotta 96

Roman pizza with baba ganoush and prawns 122

Roman pizza with eggplant parmigiana 62

Roman pizza with prosciutto, burrata and eggplant 68

extra virgin olive oil 15

fennel 105

Capocollo and fennel pizza 74

Pork and fennel sausage, artichoke, buffalo ricotta 102

figs

Roman pizza with figs, prosciutto and balsamic 38

Roman pizza with gorgonzola and figs 50

flour 10–14

‘00’ flour 7, 13

classification by grade 13

stone milling 7, 11, 13

storage 13

wholemeal versus whole-wheat 11

‘working gluten strength’ 13

W quotient 13

Fried pizza with scarola and crabmeat 110

frittata, cavolo nero 106

Frutti di mare (seafood) and avocado pizza 120

garlic

Roast garlic, tomato and olives 112

Roman pizza with roast garlic, tomato and olives 112

gliadin 11

gluten 11, 14

Gorgonzola, potato and radicchio pizza 86

Ham, mushroom and sage pizza 78

history of pizza 6–7, 8

Hot Calabrese pizza 84

lamb

Lamb belly, ricotta and Mediterranean herbs pizza 128

Slow-cooked lamb belly 128

lardo

Roman pizza with cavolo nero, mushrooms and lardo 98

lentils

Braised lentils 114

Roman pizza with lentils, cauliflower and two cheeses 114

lettuce, pickled 60

macadamias

Banana and macadamia sweet calzone 136

Macadamia brittle 136

Margherita pizza (Naples) 34

Margherita pizza (Rome) 36

Marinara Napoletana pizza 40

Montasio, broccoli and prosciutto crackle 94

mushrooms

Roman pizza with cavolo nero, mushrooms and lardo 98

Roman pizza with silverbeet, field mushrooms and fontina 108

Smoked leg ham, mushroom and sage pizza 78

’nduja

Hot Calabrese pizza 84

Roman pizza filled with cavolo nero frittata and ’nduja 106

‘new wave’ of pizza 6–7

Nutella pizza (Pillow of dreams) 140

olive oil 15

olives

Fried pizza with scarola and crabmeat 110

Hot Calabrese pizza 84

Pickled lettuce, capers, olives and tomatoes 60

Roman pizza with roast garlic, tomato and olives 112

Sicilian capers and anchovies 52

Tuna, Mediterranean herbs and colatura 72

onions

Capocollo, pickled red onion and pecorino pizza 100

Roman pizza with red onion 46

Pancetta, wilted rucola and taleggio pizza 66

Pickled lettuce, capers, olives and tomatoes 60

pickles

Pickled lettuce 60

Pickled red onion 100

Pillow of dreams 140

pizza dough

Basic pizza dough by indirect method 20–21

Basic Roman-style pizza dough 26

cooking the dough 31

Dried yeast dough 19

Fresh yeast dough 19

Mixed wheat Roman-style pizza dough 27

shaping the dough 22–23, 24–25, 28–30

temperature, importance of 20

Pizzaperta Manfredi (Sydney) 7

Pork and fennel sausage, artichoke, buffalo ricotta 102

potatoes

Gorgonzola, potato and radicchio pizza 86

Roman pizza with potato and braised beef cheeks 126

Roman pizza with potato, calamari, spinach and chilli 118

prawns

Frutti di mare (seafood) and avocado pizza 120

Prawns, zucchini and mint on pizza 82

Roman pizza with baba ganoush and prawns 122

prosciutto

Montasio, broccoli and prosciutto crackle 94

Prosciutto and bufala pizza 132

Roman pizza with figs, prosciutto and balsamic 38

Roman pizza with prosciutto, burrata and eggplant 68

Quattro formaggi and walnuts on pizza 42

radicchio

Gorgonzola, potato and radicchio pizza 86

Rio – banana and macadamia sweet calzone 136

rocket

Pancetta, wilted rucola and taleggio pizza 66

Prosciutto and bufala pizza 132

Roman pizza filled with cavolo nero frittata and ‘nduja 106

Roman pizza

Baba ganoush and prawns 122

Broccoli, marinated anchovies and capers 130

Cavolo nero frittata and ‘nduja 106

Cavolo nero, mushrooms and lardo 98

Crab, broad beans and chilli 90

Cuttlefish, broccoli and chilli 116

Eggplant parmigiana 62

Figs, prosciutto and balsamic 38

Gorgonzola and figs 50

Lentils, cauliflower and two cheeses 114

Potato and braised beef cheeks 126

Potato, calamari, spinach and chilli 118

Prosciutto, burrata and eggplant 68

Red onion 46

Roast garlic, tomato and olives 112

Silverbeet, field mushrooms and fontina 108

Tomato and stracciatella 64

Tuna tartare 88

Zucchini trifolati 76

Rosemary oil 86

rye flour 14

salame

Classic calzone 58

Chicory, salame and stracciatella pizza 92

salt 15

sausages

Hot Calabrese pizza 84

Pork and fennel sausage, artichoke, buffalo ricotta 102

scallops

Frutti di mare (seafood) and avocado pizza 120

scarola

Fried pizza with scarola and crabmeat 110

Fried scarola 110

seafood

Calamari, chilli and ginger pizza 80

Fried pizza with scarola and crabmeat 110

Frutti di mare and avocado pizza 120

Prawns, zucchini and mint 82

Roman with baba ganoush and prawns 122

Roman with crab, broad beans and chilli 90

Roman with cuttlefish, broccoli and chilli 116

Roman with potato, calamari and chilli 118

Roman with tuna tartare 88

Tuna, Mediterranean herbs and colatura 72

Sicilian capers and anchovies 52

silverbeet

Braised silverbeet 108

Roman pizza with silverbeet, field mushrooms and fontina 108

Smoked leg ham, mushroom and sage pizza 78

sourdough starter 15

spelt 14

spinach

Calamari, spinach and chilli pizza 118

Roman pizza with potato, calamari, spinach and chilli 118

Struffoli 138

sweet pizze and other sweets

Macadamia brittle 136

Pillow of dreams 140

Rio – banana and macadamia sweet calzone 136

Struffoli 138

tomatoes 32–3, 135

Confit tomatoes 60

Roast cherry tomatoes 132

Roast garlic, tomato and olives 112

Tomato fillets 102

truffles

Black truffle and fontina pizza 54

tuna

Roman pizza with tuna tartare 88

Tuna, Mediterranean herbs and colatura 72

walnuts

Quattro formaggi and walnuts on pizza 42

water (in dough) 14

wheat species 14

‘working gluten strength’ 13

W quotient of flour 13

yeast 14–15

zucchini

Chargrilled vegetables on pizza 48

Prawns, zucchini and mint on pizza 82

Roman pizza with zucchini trifolati 76