Homemade Vegetable Pizza
(Spinach, Peppers, Caramelized Onions,
Mushrooms, Sun Dried Tomato Pesto)
Mushrooms, Sun Dried Tomato Pesto)
Ingredients
- store-bought pizza dough (I get mine at Trader Joe's. I used their whole wheat crust tonight)
- sun dried tomato pesto (Again, I used Trader Joe's and used about 2/3 of the container)
- 6 crimini mushrooms
- about 4 handfuls of baby spinach
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- fresh mozzarella, sliced (add as much as you want)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of cornmeal
- flour
1. Unwrap the pizza dough and let rise on floured surface for 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Dice garlic and heat up drizzle of oil in fry pan. Add garlic and spinach. Saute until spinach is wilted. Remove and set aside.
3. Slice mushrooms into even pieces. Brown mushrooms in 1/2 tablespoon of butter. Be sure to not crowd the mushrooms or they will not brown properly. (This step will also help eliminate 'soggy pizza syndrome') Remove and set aside.
4. Slice onion into long strips. Add to fry pan with the rest of the butter over medium heat. When they are starting to brown, add salt. Stir frequently for about 15-20 minutes. (If you don't want to wait that long, this pizza tastes just as good with regular sauteed onions) Remove and set aside.
5. Dice yellow pepper. Drizzle pan with olive oil and add pepper. Saute and then set aside.
6. Roll out pizza dough on floured surface with a rolling pin. Sprinkle cornmeal on baking sheet. Place dough on baking sheet.
7. Spread pesto all over dough, leaving a 1/2" crust around the edge untouched.
8. Sprinkle mushrooms, spinach, peppers, and caramelized onions all over pesto.
9. Slice up mozzarella and spread pieces over toppings.
10. Brush olive oil around 1/2" edge. This will make the crust more crispy.
11. Bake in oven for 10-12 minutes. Let cool 2 minutes before serving.
14 comments:
Looks delicious and do-able for someone like me who is not so great in the kitchen. Thanks for the yummy idea!
I tried this once... and failed. The dough kept scrunching up ( it was from trader joes). Maybe I didnt let it rest at room temperature long enough?
On another note, have you made spaghetti squash before. I tried it today... but im not sure i cooked it long enough. Is it supposed to be the same texture as spaghetti, or just look like it?
Wow you made vegetarian dish looking so sexy! well done!
OMG! That looks amazing!
thanks guys!
Marina- I"m thinking either have it rest longer or use a ton of flour. I use a lot of flour to roll it out cause it tends to stick easily. I've never had spaghetti squash :( I'm thinking maybe just look like it? How did it taste?
That looks amazing...I have been craving some pizza lately!!
Oh, I forgot to say, caramelized onions = one of my favorite ingredients ever!
I make pizza just about every night - but I have a no rise pizza dough that is so much better than TJ's, takes just minutes and you can roll it out - no knead to rise - get it?! Ha, sometimes I crack myself up! :D
http://biz319.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/i-love-pizza-and-tacos-and-spaghetti-and-stir-fry-and-hamburgers/
Oops, I meant to say every FRIDAY night! :D
Wow that looks delicious, and simple to make!
Beautiful blog.
I'll comme back.
See soon.
YUMM!!! I want to make this pront!
oh yum! that pizza looks great!
That pizza looks amazing! I haven't used my pizza stone in ages---this recipe has given me a pretty good reason to dust it off. :-)
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