Pizza del Papa (Butternut Squash and Smoked Mozzarella Pizza)

Name: Pizza del Papa (Butternut Squash and Smoked Mozzarella Pizza)
Ingredients: 1 small butternut squash (about 1 lb.), peeled, seeded, and cut into 1" pieces; 3 ⁄ 4 cup olive oil, plus more; Kosher salt, to taste; 1 1 ⁄ 4 lb. smoked mozzarella, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp. ricotta; 2 tbsp. heavy cream; 1 tsp. crushed red chile flakes; 2 small zucchini, thinly sliced; 1 each red and yellow bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 1" pieces; 1 recipe Naples-style pizza dough; 16 fresh basil leaves; Fine semolina, for dusting

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Antonio Starita, the owner of Pizzeria Starita in Naples, served this butternut squash and zucchini-topped pizza to Pope John Paul II.

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Ingredients

1 small butternut squash (about 1 lb.), peeled, seeded, and cut into 1" pieces
3⁄4 cup olive oil, plus more
Kosher salt, to taste
1 1⁄4 lb. smoked mozzarella, thinly sliced
2 tbsp. ricotta
2 tbsp. heavy cream
1 tsp. crushed red chile flakes
2 small zucchini, thinly sliced
1 each red and yellow bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and cut into 1" pieces
1 recipe <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Pasta-da-Pizza-Naples-Style-Pizza-Dough/">Naples-style pizza dough</a>
16 fresh basil leaves
Fine semolina, for dusting