Thursday, January 26, 2012

Bruschetta Pizza

You can have this pizza as an appetizer or a main course.  Bill and I had this as an after work snack.  Not a good idea when you go to the gym afterwards. 


Bruschetta Pizza 




Preheat Oven to 450


Ingredients: 
Dough:
1/2 package pre-made pizza dough  * use whole package double ingredients below*
1 Tbls toasted sesame seeds
olive oil


Pesto:
1/2 cup freshly packed basil
2 Tbls lemon juice
3 garlic cloves chopped
1/4 cup nuts ( any kind you have) 
1/4 cup olive oil 
salt and pepper


Toppings: 
2 ripe roma tomatoes
1/2 white or yellow onion
1/2 cup fetta cheese
balsamic salad dressing 


1. roll out dough to desired shape and size, brush edges with olive oil and sesame seeds. 
2.  Make Pesto: 
Basil, lemon juice, garlic, nuts, olive oil, salt and pepper  in food processor - blend until pesto consistency. Spread on crust. 


Chop onion and tomatoes


3.Compile pizza 
 Finish with feta and balsamic dressing ( drizzle dressing on top) 




Bake for 15-20 mins until golden brown and crispy.  I took pizza off silpat when it could support itself on the oven rack. 

Let rest for 5 mins and cut and serve! 

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