California Style Pizza
Source of Recipe
Heidi
List of Ingredients
California Style Pizza
Ingredients:
1 cup olive oil
2 cups fresh basil leaves
2 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons pine nuts
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 sweet red pepper, seeded and sliced into strips
1 green peppers, seeded and sliced into strips
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon water
1/2 pound garlic and fennel sausage or sweet Italian sausage
3 ounces goat cheese
10 ounces Mozzarella cheese, coarsely grated
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons cornmeal
Recipe
Prepare pesto sauce using a blender or food processor. Combine Olive
oil, basil, garlic and pine nuts. Process but do not create a puree.
Stir in 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese. Set side.
Saute onions and peppers in one tablespoon olive oil and water in a
large skillet over medium heat. Stir frequently until peppers are
soft. Drain and set aside. Brown sausage, breaking into pieces as it
cooks. Drain off excess fat. Chop coarsely and set aside.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread remaining olive oil evenly over
a 12--inch pizza pan. Sprinkle with cornmeal. Punch down pizza
dough, flatten lightly with a rolling pin, turn and flatten with
fingers. Place dough in pan and spread to edges with finger tips.
Bake five minutes. Spread pesto sauce over dough. Crumble goat
cheese evenly over pesto. Add onions and peppers, sausage, and
cheeses. Bake 10 minutes or until crust is slightly brown and cheese
is bubbly..
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