Capicola, Shiitake, and Giardiniera Pizza with Smoked Gouda and Manchego

This unique, hearty pizza is topped with a garlic sauce, capicola sausage, shiitake mushrooms, giardiniera, smoked Gouda, and Manchego.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 18 mins
• Total Time: 48 mins
• Calories: 515 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 ½ tablespoons oyster sauce
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 tablespoon chili-garlic sauce
• 1 cup shredded smoked Gouda cheese
• 1 cup grated Manchego cheese
• 1 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms
• 8 thin slices capicola sausage, chopped
• 8 thin slices spicy capicola sausage, chopped
• 1 (12 inch) prepared whole wheat pizza crust
• 1 (12 ounce) jar giardiniera, drained and chopped into 1/4-inch pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a skillet, swirling to coat. Cook and stir capicola over medium heat until lightly browned and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in garlic clove; remove skillet from heat. Transfer capicola and garlic to a bowl, reserving grease in the skillet.

Step 3

Pour remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil into the skillet. Cook and stir shiitake mushrooms until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 4

Combine 1 tablespoon minced garlic and sesame oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili-garlic sauce, water, sugar, and pepper into the garlic.

Step 5

Spread garlic sauce over the pizza crust. Top with capicola, giardiniera, and shiitake mushrooms. Cover capicola and mushrooms with smoked Gouda and Manchego cheeses.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until crust is golden and cheeses are melted, 8 to 12 minutes.