Meyer Lemon Pizza.
Wait! Stop running away.
I swear this isn’t as bad as it seems. I swear I’m not trying to serve you a PIZZA WITH LEMONS.
Well. That’s a lie. I definitely am. Surely, I did put lemons on your pizza. I put lemons on your pizza on this fine Monday in January, this Monday that marks the definitive end of the holiday season, because you know since last week still held a holiday, I partied it up all the way until last night at midnight. And by partied it up I mean I went to the mall, ate a hot dog, watched Anchorman and was in bed by 10. I also emotionally ate half a bag of Popchips because… it’s January. Ew. January.
Oh but can I tell you that it was the best hot dog of my life? It had grilled onions and sautéed mushrooms and cheese and ketchup and all sorts of incredible hot dog-like things that I would never be brave enough to get on my own hot dog but did so anyway. I may never be the same again.
Okay I’m done.
So these lemons brighten things up a bit. I neeeeeed it. Snow, cold, slush, gray… that’s all I see right now. Finding these meyer lemons totally made my weekend, which may be the overstatement of the year but 1. you should not expect anything less from me, 2. it’s only the seventh day of the year and 3. it might just be true.
I’d love to take sole credit for such a delicious idea but it would be a complete lie. I’ve been waiting (and I do mean WAITING) to recreate this recipe for over six months; it was six months ago when I first tasted a pizza like this in Carmel that practically everyone but me ordered. I’m pretty sure I went with whatever had “fig” and “bacon” in the description because I am incredibly predictable, and while it was fantastic I definitely stole bites and bites and bites from the meyer lemon pizzas surrounding me. My adventurous palate was a big fat fail that day and I’ve been paying for it ever since. Who knew that Pittsburgh wasn’t exactly a hub for meyer lemon trees? Huh.
A gigantic disclaimer: if you are craving pizza, and I’m talking REAL pizza, like sauce and piles upon piles of cheese and some pepperoni and maybe even sausage, this is really not the pizza you should make. Don’t get me wrong, it is freaking fabulous. And I say fabulous because I also watched a four hour Sex and the City marathon yesterday. But you have to be willing to try something new, to go outside the box, and seriously… you sort of have to enjoy citrus. This will not give you a gooey cheese fix.
It will, however, give you a whole new flavor experience and it might blow your mind a little bit. It begins with a creamy parmesan garlic spinach then just adds layer upon layer of flavor. The key is to slice the meyer lemons – which are more sweet than tart – super thin. That way, you eat the entire slice without issue – yes, even the rind – and it adds a freshness to the spinach and prosciutto that is like nothing I’ve ever experienced. Considering this may be pretty wild and crazy to some, your best bet may be serving it as a flatbread-type appetizer in addition to something more hearty or dare I say… normal.
Or else you could just make the entire thing for dinner and eat it yourself. No biggie.
Meyer Lemon Pizza
Ingredients
crust
- 1 1/8 cups warm water
- 3 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
pizza
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 6 ounces fresh spinach
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- pinch of nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon mascarpone cheese, you could sub cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 4 ounces sliced prosciutto
- 6 ounces goat cheese
- 2 meyer lemons, very thinly sliced with seeds removed
- finely grated parmesan for sprinkling
Instructions
crust
- In a large bowl, combine water, yeast, honey and olive oil. Mix with a spoon, then let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes. Add in 2 1/2 cups flour and salt, stirring with a spoon until the dough comes together but it still sticky. Using your hands, form the dough into a ball and work in the additional 1/2 cup flour, kneading it on a floured surface for a few minutes. Rub the same bowl with olive oil then place the dough inside, turning to coat. Cover with a towel and place in a warm place to rise for about 1 1/2 hours.
- After the dough has risen, punch it down and place it back on the floured surface. Using a rolling pin or your hands, form it into your desired shape (sometimes I use baking sheets and do rectangles or free form pizzas – this specific dough will yield one pizza large enough to feed about 3-4 people) and place on a baking sheet or pizza stone. Place the towel back over the dough and let sit in the warm place for 10 minutes.
pizza
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large skillet, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-low heat and add garlic. Cook for one minute then add spinach, tossing well to coat. Cook until wilted, about 5-6 minutes, then stir in the mascarpone and parmesan until creamy. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg, stir well, then set aside.
- Brush remaining olive oil all over pizza dough, then evenly distribute creamy spinach mixture over top. Place torn slices of prosciutto on next, then crumble goat cheese all over the pizza. Finally, layer on the thin slices of lemon and top with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese. Place in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, until crust and cheese is golden. Remove and let cool slightly, then slice!
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154 Comments on “Meyer Lemon Pizza.”
Jessica, thank you very much for the recipe! When I read it, it actually sounded strange to add lemon to the pizza but amazingly it worked very well.
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Just found your site, everything looks so GOOOOOODDDD!!!
5 stars. Delicious!!
I was so excited to try this as I love all the ingredients and I love non-traditional pizza. We didn’t love this. We didn’t hate it. It’s interesting but not something I would make again. Thanks though—love your blog, love your ideas!
This sounds delish, we love non-traditional pizza, one question though. Is there a non-pork substitute for Prosciutto that might work equally well? My family does not eat pork, but this looks so good I want to try it!
Try turkey bacon…not quite the same, but we don’t eat pork either and that’s he closest I can think of!
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Interesting idea of using lemons and nutmeg.
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Made this a couple days ago…you’re right! I’m TOTALLY obsessed with lemons on my pizza now! Just posted it to my blog thanks to you!! :) I can’t wait to try it with different flavors now!
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BRILLIANT!! I just stumbled across your blog and have had my butt parked on the couch reading through for like 2 hours! Oh how I adore your wit and fabulous sounding little food-gasams. You are a girl after my own, boozey, gooey, cheesey, figgy heart. Thank-you
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this looks AMAZING! and I don’t even usually like lemon zest…I’m totally making this!
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There is a local pizzeria in Las Cruces, NM that makes a lemon asparagus pizza that is delicious! I order it every time we go there.
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This was great! I just came across your recipe. I saw Meyer lemon and grocery store and got it. But the I didn’t want to have to make sweets only. Very refreshing and flavorful. To be honest, I was worried about the outcome. But tasty.
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This pizza was insanely delicious!! Everything that I’ve ever tried on this site was fantastic.
In my other life I wanted to be a chef, but quickly realized how wildly difficult a job that is, and so went to med school. Being a doc is really a much easier job once you get past the training, and it’s really a privilege to take care of people, but I so appreciate the creativity in the dishes on this site.
Thank you for the great food and inspiration for those of us who just don’t have enough time to be constantly creative.
This pizza is amazing!!! I had something similar in a great restaurant in Philly and just never got around to coming up with a recipe, but when I saw this one on your site it was a no-brainer. I’ve made it 3 x in the last 2 weeks as I picked up a bag of Meyer lemons and had some left.Â
Please keep coming up with these fantastic combinations because I can’t wait to try the other pizzas on your site as well.Â
By the way, I have your books and everything we’ve tried has been absolutely wonderful.Â