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Olive and Mushroom Pizza

Yield: one 12-inch pizza (4 servings)

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Olive and Mushroom Pizza

Yield: one 12-inch pizza (4 servings)

A winning combination, the slicing function of a food processor makes preparing this pizza a breeze.

Nutritional information per serving:Calories 318 (46% from fat)
carb. 35g
pro. 8g
fat 16g
sat. fat 3g
chol. 10mg
sod. 134mg calc. 102mg
fiber 2g
  1. Olive and Mushroom Pizza-1
  1. Olive and Mushroom Pizza-1

Ingredients

  • recipe Pizza Dough
  • cornmeal, for dusting
  • 2tablespoons olive oil
  • 1garlic clove, peeled
  • ⅓cup pizza sauce (purchased, or see
  • Cuisinart.com for a recipe)
  • ½cup pitted Kalamata olives
  • ½cup white or cremini mushrooms,
  • scrubbed
  • 2ounces mozzarella, well chilled
  • (medium shred)
  • pinch crushed red pepper
  • pinch flake sea salt
  • fresh basil leaves, torn, for finishing

Preparation

  1. 1. Preheat oven with the rack in the middle of the oven. If you have a pizza stone or steel,
  2. put on the rack and allow to preheat for 30 minutes while preparing the pizza.
  3. 2. Stretch pizza dough to a 12-inch round and put on a cornmeal-dusted baking sheet.
  4. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest while preparing the toppings.
  5. 3. Insert the chopping blade into the work bowl. Put the olive oil and garlic into the work
  6. bowl and process on High to chop the garlic. Remove the garlic/oil mixture and brush onto the pizza crust.
  7. 4. Spread the sauce onto the pizza crust, leaving a half-inch border around the edge.
  8. 5. Remove the chopping blade and replace with the medium slicing disk. Slice the olives and mushrooms. Scatter over the sauce. Flip the slicing disc to the medium shredding disc and shred the mozzarella. Evenly sprinkle over the sliced mushrooms and olives.
  9. 6. Put into the hot oven, on top of the baking stone/steel if using, and bake until the cheese is bubbly, about 12 minutes.
  10. 7. Top with a pinch of the crushed red pepper and flake sea salt, and then finish with the
  11. torn basil.
  12. 8. Allow to cool for a few minutes prior to slicing and serving.

This recipe was prepared with

Core Custom 10 Cup Food Processor

Core Custom 10 Cup Food Processor

$219.95
Core Custom 10 Cup Food Processor

Core Custom 10 Cup Food Processor

$219.95

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