White Pizzas with Arugula

Serves 2 or 3
Adapted from Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics

For the pizza:

*3/4 cup warm water
*2 1/4 tsp dry yeast
*1 1/2 tsp honey
*olive oil
*2 cups flour, plus extra for kneading
*Kosher salt
*2 garlic cloves, sliced
*3 sprigs fresh thyme
*pinch of red pepper flakes
*freshly ground black pepper
*4 oz. raclette cheese, grated
*3 oz. ricotta cheese
*4 oz. chevre goat cheese, crumbled

For the salad:

*1/4 cup olive oil
*1/8 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
*4 oz. baby arugula


For the dough, combine water, yeast, honey and 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil in a bowl. When yeast is dissolved, add 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 tsp salt and mix together with a fork. Add 1/2 to 1 cup more flour to make a soft dough. Knead dough for 5-10 minutes until smooth, sprinkling with flour as necessary to keep it from sticking to the bowl. The dough should be smooth and elastic. Place dough in well-oiled bowl and turn it to cover it lightly with oil. Cover bowl with a kitchen towel and allow the dough to rise at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile make the garlic oil. Place 1/4 cup olive oil, the garlic, thyme and red pepper flakes in a pan and bring to a simmer over low heat. Cook for 10 minutes, making sure the garlic doesn't burn. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 500. Divide dough into two pieces for larger personal-sized pizzas, and three pizzas for smaller personal-sized pizzas. Place balls of dough on parchment-lined sheet pan, stretching each into an 8-inch circle. Brush the pizzas with garlic oil an sprinkle each liberally with salt and pepper. Sprinkle pizzas evenly with raclette, , ricotta and goat cheese. Drizzle each pizza with one tablespoon more or the garlic oil and bake for 10 minutes, until the crusts are crisp and the cheeses begin to brown.

Meanwhile, for the vinaigrette, whisk together 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. When pizzas are done, place the arugula in a large bowl and toss with just enough vinaigrette to moisten. Place a large bunch of arugula on each pizza and serve immediately.