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White Pizza with Spinach, Fennel, and Feta

Published: November 8, 2012 | Last Modified: April 10, 2023 | by Marie with 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links

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See that crust? I've been on a mission and this has been my goal. To craft a pizza with a crispy, airy rim that is both flavorful and light.

As you probably have guessed, I have a thing for pizza.

In fact, I love it.

I can probably eat pizza everyday without getting bored, provided that I can experiment with various toppings. After all, it's kind of like an open-faced sandwich. Bread on bottom with various toppings...

I'm very happy with my pizza dough recipe, but I'm still fiddling with ways to bake it in my non-commerical home oven. Until recently, I'd been preheating my stone for at least an hour at 550 degrees, while the stone has been placed within 6 to 8 inches of the top of the oven. This way, the top of the pizza browns in tandem with the bottom, which is cooked by the heat of the preheated stone.

This week, I became more daring and moved my stone up to the first position, within 4 inches or so from the top of the oven. I'll admit - it was very difficult to launch the pizza from the pizza peel to the stone but I successfully launched 3 of the 4 pizzas (don't ask about the last one!).

I feel that the oven spring was much improved, although I'm not sure if it was due to the newest oven position. I'm guessing that the more intense heat (the pizza cooked in about 1 minute less time than usual), is causing more oven spring to occur during the initial bake.

We (my husband and I) also have a love affair with spinach as a topping. In the past month or so, I've made pizzas with fresh spinach and ricotta cheese, spinach and artichoke with roasted garlic, as well as this pizza.

📖 Recipe

Irresistible Homemade Spinach Pizza

Make this easy spinach white pizza at home, featuring creamy feta, vibrant spinach, and aromatic fennel seeds for a mouthwatering restaurant-quality pizza that is simple yet amazing! This makes two small pizzas or you can make one large pizza.
5 from 1 vote
Author: Marie
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Prep Time 45 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 167 kcal

Equipment

  • pizza steel or stone optional but highly recommended

Ingredients
 

  • 2 balls pizza dough ~11.5 oz
  • 3 cups fresh spinach (tightly packed) baby spinach recommended
  • 4 cloves garlic minced (use half for each pizza)
  • 12 ounces crumbled feta cheese divided (use half for each pizza)
  • 2 tablespoon fennel seeds divided (use half for each pizza)

To Make a Large Pizza

  • 1 pound pizza dough
  • cups fresh spinach (tightly packed) baby spinach recommended
  • 3 cloves garlic smashed and minced
  • 8 ounces crumbled feta cheese
  • 1.5 tablespoon fennel seeds
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Instructions
 

  • If using a pizza stone or steel, position the oven rack within 6 to 8 inches of the top of the oven and place the stone or steel on the rack.
  • Preheat oven to 550 degrees for at least one hour before baking to heat the stone/steel.
  • If you are not using pizza stone or steel, position the oven rack in the bottom third of the oven and preheat to 500 degrees.
  • In the meantime, saute spinach over medium heat in a nonstick skillet for 4 to 6 minutes or until wilted and set aside to cool.
  • Before you are ready to bake, shape your dough(s) into a 12-inch circle for two smaller pizzas OR if making the larger pizza, shape it into a 16-inch circle and gently place it on floured pizza peel or on parchment paper.
  • Immediately top the pizza with the cooked and cooled spinach, the minced garlic, the feta cheese, and one tablespoon of fennel seeds.
  • Launch pizza onto stone (or on a pizza pan in the lower third of the oven), and bake for 4 to 6 minutes until bottom and top are sufficiently browned.

Nutrition

Calories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 9gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 673mgPotassium: 235mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 2900IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 335mgIron: 2mg
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Hello! My name is Marie, and I love to cook! I was born and raised in a Italian American community in Philadelphia. Many of my happiest memories were with my mother or father cooking happily in the kitchen and their passion definitely inspired me. I'd like to share my recipes for pizza, breads, Italian cakes and cookies, as well as other family favorites with you! Read More…

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  1. PJ says

    September 15, 2018 at 11:36 pm

    5 stars
    It's really good with fried eggplant on this pizza.

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