Monday, August 11, 2014

Roasted Vegetable and Ricotta Pizza

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

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

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.

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.
 
Serves 6 (347 calories).

VERDICT:  I didn't bother getting cornmeal, so the pizza stuck to the pan I rolled it out on, so it didn't slide onto the preheated pan, so I cooked it on the cold pan, so it was a little gummy in the middle.  Apart from that, pretty good--the roasted mushrooms and onions are excellent.  Dial it back on the red pepper.  Try again--keep.

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