Smoked salmon pizza and other embellishments

8 Slices

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Crust:
2cupsAll-purpose flour
1teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonGranulated sugar
2teaspoonsFast-rising yeast
1tablespoonOlive or vegetable oil
¾cupWarm water
Topping:
1largeTomato, chopped
1To 2 cloves garlic, minced
6To 8 green onions, chopped
Freshly ground pepper
2tablespoonsChopped fresh dill
2cupsGrated Asiago cheese
4ouncesSmoked salmon, cut into bite sized pieces
1tablespoonCapers (drained)

Directions

To prepare dough, mix 1 cup of the flour, salt, sugar and yeast in a large bowl. Pour oil into water; add to yeast mixture. Mix thoroughly. Add remaining flour; knead for 3 to 5 minutes on a floured surface. Put in a greased bowl, cover and place in a warm spot for 40 minutes or until needed.

Dough can be made in the morning and kept in the refrigerator. Let it warm up for about 1 hour before using. The dough is very forgiving. Stretch dough out on an ungreased medium pizza pan or cookie sheet just before you are ready to assemble the pizza.

Preheat oven to 475øF. In a small bowl, mix tomato, garlic, green onions, pepper and dill. Spread this mixture directly on pizza crust. Sprinkle Asiago cheese on top. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes on lower rack of oven.

Remove from oven. Spread salmon and capers on top; return to oven for 3 minutes.

Makes an 8 slice pizza.

Variations:

*Substitute red onions for the green ones and ripe olive for capers. *Try a combination of tomato, red onion, fresh basil and oregano. Top with goat cheese and black olives. *The tomato, onion, basil and oregano base can be used with low-fat mozzarella, chunk water-packed tuna, fresh or bottled roasted red peppers, black olives and capers.

Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@... Source: Good Friends Cookbook.

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Cindy Hartlin" <cjhartlin@...> on Aug 10, 1998