PIZZA WITH ROASTED PEPPERS AND MOZZARELLA

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If you can't get your kids to eat peppers in a salad, you might try this pizza. Even without tomato sauce, this is still a red pizza.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories dinner, pizza and calzones, main course

Time 30m

Yield Makes one 12- to 14-inch pizza

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 large red peppers, roasted
1 to 2 garlic cloves, to taste, minced
Salt
freshly ground pepper
1/2 recipe whole wheat pizza dough (see recipe)
1 large green pepper, sliced in rings
4 ounces mozzarella, sliced thin
1 ounce slivered Parmesan
2 tablespoons slivered fresh basil

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees with a baking stone in it.
Peel the roasted red peppers, remove the seeds and membranes (holding the peppers over a bowl to catch the juices), and slice in thin strips. Toss in the bowl with the juices, salt and pepper to taste, the garlic, and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
Roll out the dough, and line a 12- or 14-inch pizza pan. Brush all but the rim of the dough with the remaining olive oil. Arrange the green pepper rings over the dough. Place in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, and top with slices of mozzarella, placing the cheese inside and between the pepper rings. Distribute the roasted peppers over the surface of the pizza, and drizzle on the juice remaining in the bowl. Return to the oven for five to 10 minutes, until the crust is nicely browned and the cheese has melted. Remove from the oven, scatter the shaved Parmesan and the basil over the top, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1147, UnsaturatedFat 36 grams, Carbohydrate 91 grams, Fat 65 grams, Fiber 14 grams, Protein 51 grams, SaturatedFat 24 grams, Sodium 1830 milligrams, Sugar 20 grams