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== Description ==
Yield: 1 piadine and 1 cup of roasted garlic paste

== Ingredients ==
* 1 lb pizza dough, or (you can buy it at your favorite pizza parlor) or 1 lb frozen pizza dough (thawed and prepared according to pkg directions)
* 12 cups loosely packed torn [[romaine lettuce]] (about 2 heads)
* favorite Caesar [[salad dressing]] (we used Newmans's Own Light Caesar [[salad dressing]])
* ½ cup [[olive oil]]
* [[salt]], to taste
* freshly ground coarse [[black pepper]], to taste
* ½ cup [[#Roasted garlic paste|roasted garlic paste]]
* 1 tablespoon chopped fresh [[thyme]] leaves or [[rosemary]] (we used the [[rosemary]])
* 6 tablespoons freshly grated [[Parmesan cheese]], plus extra for garnish

=== Roasted garlic paste ===
* 1 lb whole head of [[garlic]]
* ½ cup pure [[olive oil]]
* gray [[salt]]
* freshly ground coarse [[black pepper]]

== Procedures ==
=== Roasted garlic paste ===
# Preheat oven to 375°F.
# Peel the outermost layers of skin off the heads of [[garlic]].
# Cut off the top one-third of the heads to open the cloves. Save the small pieces of [[garlic]] for another use.
# Put the heads, cut sides up, in a small baking dish and pour the [[olive oil]] over them.
# Season with [[salt]] and [[pepper]].
# Cover tightly, place in the oven, and roast until about three-fourths cooked, about 45 minutes.
# Uncover and return to the oven until the cloves begin to pop out of their skins and brown, about 15 minutes.
# Let cool.
# When cool enough to handle easily, squeeze the roasted [[garlic]] into a small bowl.
# Press against the skins very well to get out all the sweet roasted [[garlic]] you can.
# Add the [[oil]] from baking dish and mix well until a paste forms.
# Store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator, for up to 1 week.

=== Piadine ===
# Preheat a grill to high.
# Put the lettuce in a bowl. Pour the dressing over and toss well.
# Divide the dough into 4 equal balls.
# On a floured board, stretch and roll the dough into thin discs with a rolling pin.
# The dough may also be stretched by hand, but rolling will give you a thinner crust.
# Coat the rolled out dough with olive oil and place, oiled side down, on a very hot grill.
# This can be done indoors on a cast-iron stovetop grill pan that has been preheated over medium-medium high.
# When you start to see bubbles on the surface of the dough, turn it over.
# It should be slightly browned on the bottom.
# Brush each round with a generous tablespoon of the garlic paste and sprinkle with the thyme.
# Remove from the grill with tongs and top with the caesar salad.
# Grate Parmesan cheese on top, fold in half, and eat. 

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[[Category:Californian cuisine]]
[[Category:Meat Recipes]]
[[Category:Pizza Recipes]]
[[Category:Garlic Recipes]]
[[Category:Parmesan cheese Recipes]]
[[Category:Romaine lettuce Recipes]]