Name: White Sauce for Pizza
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients: 2 cups heavy cream; ½ cup chopped basil; ¼ cup chopped fennel fronds; ¼ cup chopped chives; 1½ teaspoons finely grated lemon zest; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1 small garlic clove, finely grated; Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

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Photo by Alex Lau

This is a little bit like making a ranch dressing and putting it on pizza. Which can’t possibly be a bad thing.

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