Monday, August 13, 2012

Veggie Pizza

Try this healthy delicious veggie pizza! This recipe is a great way to maximize the use of the veggies in your garden or roadside stands that you may pass on the way home.

Ingredients
             1 pound refrigerated fresh pizza dough
             2 cups sliced cremini mushrooms
             1 cup (1/4-inch-thick) slices zucchini
             1/4 teaspoon black pepper
             1 medium yellow bell pepper, sliced
             1 medium red onion, cut into thick slices
             5 1/2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
             1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
             1/3 cup tomato sauce
             1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
             1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
             1/3 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
             2 tablespoons small fresh basil leaves

Preparation
1. Position an oven rack in the lowest setting; place a pizza stone on rack. Preheat oven to 500°.

2. Remove dough from refrigerator. Let stand, covered, for 30 minutes.

3. Combine mushrooms and next 4 ingredients (through onion) in a large bowl; drizzle with 1 1/2 tablespoons oil. Toss. Arrange vegetables on a jelly-roll pan. Bake at 500° for 15 minutes.

4. Punch dough down. Sprinkle a lightly floured baking sheet with cornmeal; roll dough out to 15-inch circle on prepared baking sheet. Brush dough with 1 teaspoon oil. Spread sauce over dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Sprinkle 1/2 cup mozzarella over sauce; top with vegetables. Sprinkle 1/2 cup mozzarella and red pepper over zucchini mixture. Dollop with ricotta. Slide pizza onto preheated pizza stone. Bake at 500° for 11 minutes or until crust is golden. Sprinkle with basil.

Susan Russo, Cooking Light
APRIL 2011

~ Jean Sauder

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