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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Baked Ratatouille Pizza

Just thinking of this pizza makes my mouth water.
Here Ratatouille is used as a sauce for this colorful pizza.
Crumbled feta cheese and olives enhance the Italian flavors.
Use pre-made pizza shells to save time.

Ingredients:
1 small eggplant (about 3/4 pound)
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
2 tablespoons olive oil or cooking oil
4 medium red tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 tablespoon snipped fresh oregano crushed
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 16-ounce package Boboli (12-inch Italian bread shell)
2 medium red and/or yellow tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 small zucchini, thinly sliced (2 cups)
1 small yellow summer squash, thinly sliced (2 cups)
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons sliced pitted ripe olives
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (2 ounces)

Directions:
Chop enough of the eggplant to make 1 cup.
Halve remaining eggplant lengthwise and cut into thin slices; set aside.
In a medium skillet cook onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon
of the oil until tender but not brown. Add chopped eggplant,
chopped tomatoes, oregano or thyme, sugar, salt, and pepper.
Cook, uncovered, over medium-low heat about 15 minutes
or until liquid has evaporated and mixture
is of spreading consistency, stirring occasionally.
Place the bread shell on a lightly greased baking sheet.
Spread the warm tomato mixture over bread shell.
Arrange the tomato slices and eggplant slices on the tomato mixture. Arrange zucchini slices and summer squash slices on top.
Brush sliced vegetables with the remaining oil.
Sprinkle with feta cheese and olives. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
Bake in a 400 degree F. oven for 12 to 15 minutes,
or until cheese melts and vegetables are heated through.

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