GREEK PIZZA WITH MOZZARELLA AND FETA CHEESES

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The combination of Mozzarella and Feta with fresh tomatoes and sauteed onions is simply exquisite. It's worth making a fresh batch of dough for this one.

Provided by hammadjamila

Categories     Cheese

Time 55m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

pizza dough (I used Quick Mix Quick Rise Pizza Dough, which yielded 2 batches of dough for a 11X17 cookie sheet)
1 tablespoon cornmeal
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1/2 red pepper, thinly julienned
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 tablespoon capers (or pitted Kalamata olives)
2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven at 425°F.
  • 2. Saute the onions, garlic and julienned pepper with the olive oil until the onions are transluscent. Sprinkle crushed red pepper and rosemary. Remove from heat.
  • 3. Oil an 11X17 pan or a pizza pan and sprinkle with cornmeal.
  • 4. Spread dough over the pan.
  • 5. Bake for 5 minutes.
  • 6. Take out of the oven and sprinkle most of the mozzarella over the dough, saving a handful for later.
  • 7. Spread the onion mixture over the mozzarella.
  • 8. Sprinkle the capers over the mixture.
  • 9. Sprinkle a handful of feta over the mixture.
  • 10. Spread the tomato slices over the mixture.
  • 11. Sprinkle the handful of mozzarella over the tomatoes.
  • 12. Sprinkle the rest of the feta over the mozzarella.
  • 13. Sprinkle the fresh basil over everything.
  • 14. Bake for 15 minutes until edges are golden.
  • 15. Optional: Keep the pan in the middle of the oven and turn on the broiler for a couple of minutes until the feta cheese is turning golden.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 396.7, Fat 29.2, SaturatedFat 17, Cholesterol 98.3, Sodium 1095.5, Carbohydrate 12.3, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 6.5, Protein 22.4

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