Lobster Pizza with Spinach and Gouda
This Lobster Pizza with Spinach and Gouda is a decadent treat for any night of the week. You can use a store-bought pizza crust or make your own at home. It’s quick and easy.
Making your own pizza at home is incredibly easy. If you use a few convenience items, like canned lobster, store-bought pizza dough, or even a store-bought pizza shell, this scrumptious dish can be made in under 40 minutes.
Once your friends and family taste this pizza, they will sing your praises. It is really that good.
Contrary to Popular Belief, Lobster is Healthy
Have you heard that lobster is unhealthy because it is high in fat? Nothing could be farther from the truth if you skip the butter. At 129 calories per serving, lobster has fewer calories, saturated fat, and cholesterol than beef, chicken, or pork. Surprised?
Ingredients you need
- Olive Oil or use vegetable oil
- Minced onion – white or yellow onion or shallots will work
- Cloves garlic, minced
- Mushrooms – slice them lengthwise for better presentation
- Baby spinach leaves
- Cracked black pepper
- Kosher salt
- Pizza dough store-bought or homemade
- Corn meal to sprinkle on pizza pan or stone
- Cooked lump lobster meat
- Parmesan cheese
- Gouda Cheese – large shredded
- Mozzarella cheese – shredded
How to make lobster pizza
Step One:
Dice the onions. Add them to a skillet with a bit of olive oil.
Soften onions in large sauté pan.
Step Two:
Add the mushrooms.
Step Three:
Cook on medium-low heat until slightly browned.
Step Four:
Add the spinach. Sauté and stir until barely wilted.
Step Five:
Grate cheese.
Step Six:
Cut up the lobster meat with your chef’s knife. Make sure lobster meat is cut into ½ inch – ¾ inch chunks.
Step Seven:
Roll and stretch out the pizza dough.
Step Eight:
Drizzle the dough with olive oil.
Step Nine:
Spread the spinach-mushroom mixture on top of the dough. Sprinkle with lobster. Add cheeses.
Bake at 450°F for about 15 minutes, until the crust is nicely browned and the cheeses are melted.
How to Store Leftovers
Leftovers can be stored for 3-4 days wrapped in aluminum foil. Leftovers can be frozen for longer storage. They are best if used within a month.
To reheat, loosely wrap pieces in foil. Bake for 15 minutes at 375°F. Or air fry it for 2-3 minutes to reheat.
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Lobster Pizza with Spinach and Gouda
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 3 tablespoons minced onion
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cup baby spinach leaves
- ¼ tsp fresh thyme, minced
- ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 Pizza dough store bought or homemade
- 1 tablespoons Corn meal to sprinkle on pan or stone
- 1 cup cooked lump lobster meat approx 8 ounces lobster meat
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
- 1½ cup shredded Gouda Cheese
- ½ cup Mozzarella shredded
- dried crushed red pepper flakes for garnish
- fresh basil for garnish
Instructions
- Sauté onion in olive oil until soft. Add mushrooms and continue sautéing until lightly browned. Sweat garlic just for a couple minutes. Add spinach and stir until just wilted. Add thyme. Remove from heat.
- Heat oven to 450°F. If you have a pizza stone, heat the stone.
- If you don't have pizza peel, sprinkle corn meal on parchment paper and then slide the parchment onto the stone.
- Stretch dough and roll into 10-12″ round.
- Place pizza on parchment paper. You can also use a pizza pan.
- Cover with a kitchen towel and let dough rest for about 5 minutes.
- Brush crust with olive oil. Spread mushrooms and spinach evenly across dough.
- If using canned, precooked lobster meat, drain excess water. Top with lobster and then the cheeses.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until golden and bubbly.
- For extra flavor, stack basil leaves on top of each other. Roll. Slice basil leaves into thin strips. Garnish with basil. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes while still hot.
- Slice pizza into wedges. Serve hot.
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Originally Published April 30, 2016. Updated April 24, 2024.
Thank you Alexis! I hope you enjoy!
Wow lobster pizza sounds so exotic. I love lobster although I don’t cook it very often. I’d love to make this . Would go so well with a glass of champagne, don’t you think?
It is so good! I think champagne would be delicious!