White Pizza with Mascarpone and Smoked MozzarellaPistachio Ice Cream with Italian Butter Cookies

Step 1: preheat the oven to 450 degrees; make the salad In a large wooden or glass salad bowl, combine the 20 ounces salad greens, the salami strips, 1/2 cup each of olives, red onion slices, and peppers rings. Reserve.

Step 2: make the pizza Grate the smoked mozzarella; if using fresh herbs, chop enough thyme and oregano to measure 1 teaspoon each. Chop the 2 garlic cloves. In a small bowl, blend the 1/2 cup ricotta and 1/4 cup of mascarpone together well, and season with salt and plenty of ground black pepper Place the pizza shell on a large baking pan and brush it with the 1 tablespoon olive oil; with a spatula, spread the ricotta mixture evenly over the shell. Sprinkle the grated smoked mozzarella over the top, then scatter the 1 teaspoon each of fresh herbs and the 2 chopped garlic cloves over the mozzarella.

Bake the pizza for 15 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Remove the pizza from the oven and let it rest a minute of two before cutting into wedges.

Step 3: serve Toss the salad with the 1/4 cup salad dressing and sprinkle the 1/2 cup croutons over the top. Place the salad bowl on the table.

At serving time, with a pizza cutter or a heavy, sharp knife, cut the pizza into 8 slices and place 2 slices on each serving plate.

For dessert, scoop the ice cream into each of 4 bowls and serve the butter cookies on the side