Roasted Tomato, Grilled Shrimp, and Farmer's Cheese Pizza

Name: Roasted Tomato, Grilled Shrimp, and Farmer's Cheese Pizza
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 8 as a first course
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons, virgin olive oil; 1 tablespoon, minced garlic; 1/2 teaspoon, herbes de Provence; 1 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 1 1/4 cups, water; 1 package, dry active yeast; 3 cups, bread flour; 1/4 cup, cornmeal; 2 teaspoons, table salt plus additional for sprinkling; 12 , plum tomatoes (small), halved lengthwise; 3 tablespoons, virgin olive oil; 48 , large unpeeled shrimp (about 2 pounds); 3 tablespoons, olive oil, plus additional for drizzling; 1 teaspoon, hot chili powder; 1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 8 ounces, farmers cheese, crumbled; 2/3 cup, packed cilantro leaves, minced; 2/3 cup, packed fresh parsley, minced; 1 teaspoon, granulated sugar

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 1993

Grilling pizza in the backyard produces an extraordinarily crisp dough and makes easy summer appetizers.

SERVES4 as a main course or 8 as a first course

TIME2 hours, plus 2½ hours rising

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We set out to develop a grilled pizza recipe with an easy-to-handle dough that was crunchy and flavorful. We found that a small amount of cornmeal added to standard bread dough gave the crust some crunch as well as a bit of sweetness. The a...

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