Salami pizza
Prep: 1 1 ½ hours Cook: 45 minutes Serves 2-4 people

Ingredients Dough & Pizza:

1 ball dough (8-9oz), 4 C. All purpose organic, unbleached flour, ½ tsp Instant yeast,1 tsp Salt, 2C. Water
Mix, knead, rise (1-1 1/2 hours)

-¼ C. Virgin Olive oil, 4 oz. Salami & Sopressata, sliced thin, 8 slices (8 oz)whole milk mozzarella, 1 medium shallot, sliced thin, 1 tsp fennel or anise seeds, crushed, ½ C. Parmesan or Romano cheese, shredded, ½-1 C. prepared pizza sauce or marinara, Kosher salt, fresh baby greens (radish tops too) or herb leaves

1 flat pan or cooking sheet. Depending on thickness of dough, makes one 10”x12” pizza

Preparation (preheat oven to 450 degrees)

Spread ⅛ C. or less Olive oil on pan
Gently push dough into the shape, size you’d like (approx. 10”x12”) in pan
Spread pizza sauce on dough
Place sliced mozzarella on sauce
Spread salami & sopressata on top of cheese, place sliced shallot on top
Sprinkle with crushed fennel seeds and parmesan cheese.
Bake for 25 mins. Should be very golden/brown and bottom crispy.
Sprinkle with Kosher salt and greens. Drizzle remaining olive oil on top

Walking Poem #9

The trees that bow before this last great swell
The air and land that meet
Green clouds that are leaves
Overlook this muddy trough
A pond? A puddle? A rebuke?
A Great Green Heron sits in the middle
Either on a ridge or the water is not deep
She looks directly at me, stares me down
Then turns away, leaning beak first, into the summer smells
She reminds me of the slow approach of an alligator… with wings
Her prey is there
She swallows in anticipation