Wild Mushroom Pizza With Caramelized Onions Sun Dried Tomato Food

WILD MUSHROOM PIZZA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, SUN-DRIED TOMATO

Steps:

• Preheat a Pizza Stone in a 450-degree oven at least 30 minutes before baking.
• Melt 1 teaspoons butter with 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until golden, about 15-20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and remove from pan and set aside.
• Melt remaining teaspoons butter with 1 teaspoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, garlic, and shallot. Sauté 4 minutes. Add wine and simmer until almost all liquid is absorbed, stirring frequently, about 7 minutes move to 1 side of the pan. In the other side of the pan add Sun Dried Tomato and basil and cook an additional 3 minutes.
• Lightly brush whole wheat pita with olive and garlic oil. Sprinkle with 1oz Reduced Fat Mozzarella cheese. Scatter onions over cheese. Scatter mushrooms over onions. Scatter Sun dried Tomato and Basil over mushrooms and top with remaining 1 oz Reduced Fat Mozzarella cheese on top.
• Position Pita in the center of the pizza stone and Bake for 10 minutes or until crust and cheese is a golden brown. Using large spatula, carefully transfer pizzas to cutting board. Let rest 1 minute. Slice into wedges and serve.

CARAMELIZED-ONION PIZZA WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook onions with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until softened and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to moderate and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and golden, about 15 minutes more. Reduce heat to low and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until very soft and deep golden brown, about 15 minutes more. Remove from heat and cool to warm, about 10 minutes.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 475°F.
• While onions cool, coat pizza dough with 1 tablespoon oil in a 17- by 12-inch shallow baking pan and stretch and press dough to cover bottom (dough may be resistant to stretching at first, but it will soon relax). Spread onions evenly over dough. Toss mushrooms with 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and remaining tablespoon oil in a bowl, then spread evenly over onions. Crumble cheese evenly over mushrooms.
• Bake pizza until underside of dough is golden and cheese is beginning to brown, 14 to 16 minutes.

WILD MUSHROOM PIZZA

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add oil and sugar; mix well. Combine whole wheat flour and salt; stir into yeast mixture until smooth. Stir in enough all-purpose flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a bowl coated with cooking spray, turning once to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours. Preheat oven to 425°., Punch down dough; press onto a 12-in. pizza pan coated with cooking spray. Prick dough several times with a fork. Bake until edges are light golden brown, 10-12 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms in a single layer, in batches, until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add onion and garlic; cook until onion is tender. , In a food processor, process half of sauteed mushrooms with cream cheese, remaining olive oil and salt. Spread on crust. Top with remaining mushroom mixture, cheeses and thyme. Bake until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted, 12-14 minutes. If desired, garnish with additional fresh thyme and basil.

MUSHROOM, ONION AND BASIL PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over a medium heat. Add the mushrooms and onions and cook until tender and most of the liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and remove from the heat.
• Place the pizza crust on a baking sheet. Spread the sauce over the crust leaving a 1-inch border. Top with the mushroom mixture and sun-dried tomatoes. Sprinkle with the mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Bake until the crust is crisp and the cheese is nicely melted, about 13 minutes. Sprinkle with basil, cut into 8 slices and serve.

SAVORY TOMATO-FREE PULLED PORK PIZZA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND

Steps:

• Place frozen bread dough in refrigerator the night before you make this to lessen wait time.
• 5 hours before you are ready to eat, place the thawed bread dough on a pizza pan cooking spray (or greased, buttered, etc.). You can cover the dough with a towel, if you like, and set aside to rise. I like garlic, so, I sprinkle some garlic powder all over the loaf. Your choice.
• 3 hours should be ample time for the dough to have risen to double its original size. Punch down the dough and spread it out in the pizza pan about 1 hour, should not be more than 1.5 hours. (Though temperature will affect rise time. Warmer means faster.).
• Preheat oven to 375°F Place risen dough on pizza pan into oven for about 15 minutes. You want to want to remove it just as the crust starts to brown. When removed, raise the oven temperature to 400°F
• While the crust is baking, place 2 tablespoons of Olive oil in a skillet on Medium to Medium-High, add the sliced onion and diced bell pepper to the skillet. You could add the mushrooms here too, if you like. Add garlic powder (or fresh garlic) and salt to taste. Cook for about 15 minutes, until onions become shiny and translucent.
• If your cheese is not already shredded, you can do so while the vegetables are caramelizing. Once shredded, combine the cheeses to make a blend.
• Prepare the gravy.
• Allow the crust rest for about five minutes before assembling pizza. Don't forget to raise the temperature of the oven to 400°F.
• Using a spoon or a spatula, spread the Ricotta cheese evenly onto the toppings area of the pizza.
• Spread 1/2 gravy evenly over the Ricotta. Don't worry about sogginess, the crust.has been pre-baked and the Ricotta acts as a barrier protecting the crust. Do avoid letting the gravy pool up in the center (Pizza's weak point). Set aside remaining gravy to pour over pizza slices when served.
• Spread the pork over the gravy.
• Sprinkle the blend of shredded cheeses over the pork.
• Scatter the onion and bell pepper (and mushrooms, if you are including them) atop the cheese.
• Place the pizza in the oven and bake at 400F for 10 to 15 minutes (until crust is brown, cheese is thoroughly melted and some browning is beginning to occur on the toppings). Allow pizza to cool down for 5 minutes before slicing (makes for cleaner slices).
• Serve with gravy poured over the top and a fork. Delicious.

MEDITERRANEAN PIZZA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• To caramelize the onions, heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet, add onions, garlic and herbs. Cook over low heat for 45 minutes or until onions are soft and most of the moisture has evaporated. Discard the bay leaf; add salt and pepper to taste.
• To roast the bell peppers, core, cut in half and place on broiler pan skin side up; preheat broiler to high and place peppers under broiler for 10 to 15 minutes or until skin blackens. With a pair of tongs, place the cooked peppers in a paper bag, fold top closed, and cool for 10 minutes. When cool enough to handle remove skin and slice into thin strips.
• To roast the eggplant and tomatoes, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray an ovenproof pan with non-stick cooking spray; add the eggplant, tomatoes, basil, capers and drizzle with olive oil, place in oven and cook for 30 minutes, stirring once or twice. When eggplant is cooked, add pepper to taste.
• For the toppings, finely mince the fresh herbs or crush the dried herbs; add the herbs to 3 tablespoons olive oil and warm until herbs are fragrant. Set aside while preparing crust.
• In a small bowl, sprinkle the yeast and sugar over 1 cup warm water; stir to mix. Allow to stand for 5 minutes or until bubbly. In a medium size bowl, combine the flours and measure 1 1/2 cups; set aside. Add the salt to the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour; stir in yeast and oil. Gradually add the reserved flour until dough is soft but not sticky. Knead until smooth; place in a bowl that has been lightly oiled with olive oil. Allow to rise for 20 minutes or until double in size.
• While assembling the pizza, preheat oven to 475 degrees; oil a large pizza pan (15 inch) with olive oil. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 8 to 10 times; roll into desired size, stretch dough to sides of pan forming crust around the edges.
• Brush dough within 1/4 inch of crust with olive oil and herb mixture, top with crumbled feta cheese, onions, eggplant mixture, bell peppers and olives. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over all and lightly drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is lightly brown.
• Serve immediately with additional parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes.
• Pleasse Note: Do not put hot toppings on pizza crust. Toppings should be at least room temperature.

CARAMELIZED ONION & SUN-DRIED TOMATO PIZZA

Steps:

• In medium bowl, cover dried tomatoes with boiling water and soak until soft, about 45 minutes (soaking could take more or less time, depending on size of tomatoes and drying process).
• Remove from bowl, squeeze out excess liquid. If desired, reserve liquid for another use.
• Now, heat 2 tablespoons oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and reduce heat to medium-low.
• Sauté until slightly softened,a bout 5 minutes; sprinkle salt and pepper.
• Continue to sauté until a rich golden brown color, about 20 minutes.
• Add whole garlic cloves during last 10 minutes so they caramelize, keeping separate from onions when stirring.
• Heat oven as needed to bake pizza for crust.
• Place tomatoes, caramelized garlic, 1 tablespoon oil and some salt & pepper in a processor.
• Pulse just until mixture is pureed but has texture. Spread cooled onions on crust and press down with hand.
• Spread tomato mixture on top; press lightly and sprinkle with oregano.
• Spread mozzarella all around, then Parmesan and some extra pepper.
• Bake 10-15 minutes or until the crust is golden and topping is hot.
• Remove from oven and place on cutting board. Let rest 5 minutes before slicing.