Roasted Garlic and Peppers Pizza
Ingredients
- 1 each head garlic, unpeeled
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 each red onion, cut into 1/2-inch-thick rings
- 1/3 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained, oil reserved
- 1 each - 12 inch pizza dough shell (uncooked)
- 2 cup grated mozzarella cheese (about 6 ounces)
- 0.5 cup roasted red bell peppers from jar, cut into 1/2 inch strips
- 2/3 cup (about 2 1/2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
- 4 tbsp chopped fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375 deg.
- 2
Slice top off garlic head; place in small baking dish.
- 3
Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
- 4
Brush baking sheet with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil.
- 5
Place onion slices on sheet and brush onion with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil.
- 6
Bake garlic and onion until garlic cloves are light brown and soft and onion is tender, about 45 minutes.
- 7
Remove from oven; let cool.
- 8
Using fingers, squeeze out roasted garlic cloves into food processor; add sun-dried tomatoes.
- 9
Using on/off turns, process until almost smooth, adding enough reserved oil form sun-dried tomatoes to form paste. (Onions and garlic mixture can be prepared 1 day ahead.
- 10
Cover separately and refrigerate.) Prepare pizza dough of choice and have it ready to be topped.
- 11
Spread garlic paste evenly over crust.
- 12
Top with mozzarella cheese, onion, pepper strips and feta cheese.
- 13
Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons basil and 1 tablespoon parsley.
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Bake pizza until crust is golden brown and cheese bubbles.
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Transfer to cutting board.
- 16
Cool 5 minutes.
- 17
Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons basil and 1 tablespoon parsley.
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Cut into wedges and serve.
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