Wolfgang and Oscar

I am not basically a pizza eater, I used to eat them many years ago in Italy and Paris when they were relatively simple creations but the North Americans got hold of them and – in my opinion – ruined them. However, Wulfgang Puck has come up with an Oscar Party pizza which I am sure I would find delicious. In fact the only reason I would like to be important enough to attend an Oscar party is to be able to try the goodies presented every year by Mr. Puck and his staff. I would also like to have the opportunity, chance, and money to dine at Spago’s. What really tees me off, I can have the smoked salmon but, because of this stupid illness of mine, and the antibiotics which go with it, I cannot drink the champagne. If you plan to watch, enjoy the Oscars, I believe that after what happened, American Sniper will win.

Wolfgang Puck’s Smoked Salmon Pizza

 

Each year, Hollywood's A-listers are served Wolfgang Puck's signature smoked salmon and caviar pizza at the annual Oscars Governor's Ball — and now you have a chance to taste it, too!


From Wolfgang Puck

Pizza With Smoked Salmon and Caviar

Ingredients

1 recipe (24 ounces) pizza dough (see recipe below)
Flour, for dusting
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium red onion, julienned
1/4 bunch fresh dill, minced, plus 4 small sprigs for garnish
1 cup sour cream or crème fraîche
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
16 ounces smoked salmon, sliced paper-thin
4 heaping tablespoons domestic golden caviar or salmon caviar
4 heaping teaspoons black osetra caviar

Directions

1. 30 minutes before you're ready to bake the pizzas, preheat the oven to 500ºF with a pizza stone inside.
2. Prepare pizza crust: Dip the ball of dough into flour, shake off the excess flour, place the dough on a clean, lightly floured surface, and start to stretch the dough. Press down on the center, spreading the dough into an 8-inch circle, with its outer rim a little thicker than the inner circle. If you find this difficult to do, use a small rolling pin to roll out the dough.
3. After the dough has been rolled or stretched into four 8-inch circles, place the pizzas on a lightly floured wooden peel. Brush the center of each pizza to within 1 inch of the edge with olive oil and sprinkle it with some of red onion. Slide the pizza onto the stone and bake 8 to 12 minutes or until crust is golden brown.
4. Make the dill cream: Mix the dill with the sour cream or crème fraîche and freshly ground pepper to taste.
5. Arrange the pizzas: Transfer the pizzas to heated dinner plates and spread them with the sour cream mixture.
6. Divide the salmon, and arrange decoratively over the cream.
7. Place a spoonful of golden caviar in the center of each pizza, then spoon a little of the black caviar into the center of the golden or salmon caviar. Cut each pizza into fourths and serve immediately.

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