Southwestern pizza

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
(Spicy Pizza with Monterey Jack, Peppers, and Fresh Coriander)
Yellow cornmeal for sprinkling the pan
1Recipe pizza dough
2tablespoonsOlive oil
½cupTomato pizza sauce (recipe precedes)
¾teaspoonGround cumin
1tablespoonMinced seeded pickled
Jalapeno (wear rubber gloves)
1cupFinely diced monterey jack (about 1/4 poun
½cupThinly sliced red onion
1smallRed bell pepper, cut crosswise into thin rings
1smallYellow bell pepper, cut crosswise into thin rings
1tablespoonMinced garlic
cupPitted black olives, sliced crosswise
3tablespoonsChopped fresh coriander; or to taste

Directions

Sprinkle an oiled 14-inch black steel pizza pan or black steel baking sheet with the cornmeal.

Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 14-inch round, fit it into the pan,and brush it with 1 tablespoon of the oil. In a small bowl whish together the tomato sauce, cumin, and jalape no pepper and spread the mixture evenly on the dough. Sprinkle the Monterey Jack over the mixture and arrange the onion and the bell pepper rings on the pizza. Sprinkle

garlic and olives on the pizza, season the pizza with salt and black pepper, and drizzle it with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Bake the pizza on the bottom shelf of a preheated 500 degree F electri c oven or on the floor of a preheated 500 degree F gas oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown. Transfer the pizza with spatulas to a cutting board, sprinkle it with the coriand er, and cut it into wedges, preferably with pizza wheel. Yield: 2 to 4 serving

Recipe By : COOKING LIVE SHOW #CL8750 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #277 Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 14:52:51 -0500 From: "Angele and Jon Freeman" <jfreeman@...>