Name: Clam and Bacon Pizza
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 2 heads of garlic, separated into cloves, peeled; 24 littleneck clams, scrubbed; 2 Tbsp. olive oil plus more; 8 oz. thick-cut bacon, sliced crosswise ¼” thick; 1 lb. prepared pizza dough, room temperature; 1 oz. Pecorino, finely grated (about ½ cup); Fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves and crushed red pepper flakes (for serving)

Blanched garlic, which is sweet and mild, is blended with briny clam liquor and olive oil to make a creamy white sauce for this unconventional pizza.

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