Sweet Corn Pizza

Serves 3-4
Takes 45 minutes

1/2 cup basil leaves, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/4 cup olive oil
3 ears sweet corn
1/2 Walla Walla or any sweet onion, finely chopped or thinly sliced
1/2 batch of your favorite pizza dough (or 1 store-bought pizza crusts)
1-1/2 cups shredded mozzarella
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

  1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
  2. While you wait for the oven to preheat, prepare you basil sauce. Combine basil, garlic, lemon and salt in a small bowl. Stir to combine then add olive oil and slowly incorporate.
  3. Cut the kernels from the cob.  The Mirai works well raw!
  4. Place in a medium bowl along with onion.
  5. When oven is pre-heated, roll out crust and bake for 10 minutes.
  6. Spread basil sauce on pre-baked crust. Top with sweet corn mixture and shredded cheese. Finish with red pepper flakes. Bake for 10-15 minutes longer until crust and cheese are golden brown.
  7. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.