Goat’s Cheese and Fresh Herb Calzone

Name: Goat’s Cheese and Fresh Herb Calzone
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 3 slices of prosciutto, julienned (optional); 3 slices of prosciutto, julienned (optional); 25 g Parmesan cheese; 200 g grated mozzarella cheese; 110 g fresh goat’s cheese (use one of the Irish artisan goat cheeses); 110 g fresh goat’s cheese (use one of the Irish artisan goat cheeses); 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves; 1 teaspoon fresh annual marjoram leaves; salt and freshly cracked black pepper; salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 200 g approx. Garden Café pizza dough; semolina, for dusting; extra virgin olive oil, for brushing; rocket and a tomato salad; rocket and a tomato salad

Preparation info

Serves
1
Very Hungry Person

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

About

Calzone originated in Apulia, the high heel of Italy. It’s basically a covered pizza baked in the shape of a turnover or half-moon. There are many fillings you can use, but here is one we enjoy.

Ingredients

110 g fresh goat’s cheese (use one of the Irish artisan goat cheeses)
200 g grated mozzarella cheese
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Europe
Italy
Ireland
Pizza
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven fully to its maximum temperature or at least 250°C/480°F/gas mark 9.

Slide a heavy baking tray into the oven (turn it upside down if it has edges). Alternatively, put a pizza stone on the floor of the oven and preheat for 1 hour.

Crumble the goat’s chee