••••PIZZA CAPRICCIOSA••••

(Source: cheftini.com & photos also & Rachael Ray magazine)

••••PIZZA CAPRICCIOSA-YUM!!

Meatless Pizza Capricciosa

Ingredients

1. Pizza Dough, 1 Lb
2. Sliced mozzarella cheese, (8-10) 1/8" rounds/squares
3. San Marzano Tomatoes, crushed with hands to a pulp
4. Sliced Baby Bella mushrooms, 8 oz
5. Sliced leek, small (1)
6. Artichoke quarters, 1/4 cup
7. Splash of Marsala Wine
8. Olive oil
9. Unsalted butter, 2 Tblsp.
10. Sliced black olives, 2 Tblsp.
11. Handful of fresh Basil, torn
12. Salt & Pepper to taste
    

For the mushrooms and leeks

1. Sauté leeks and mushrooms in a pan with olive oil and butter on med heat for 5 minutes; add Marsala wine; add thyme or Rosemary;cook down until most of the liquid disappears; remove from pan in a dish/bowl and let cool.

For the Sauce

1. Crush 16 oz of San Marzano tomatoes with juice into a bowl with your hands to fine pulp. Add salt and olive oil and mix together.

For the Pizza

1. Pre-heat oven to 400 F
2. Let dough sit at room temperature for about 1/2 hour.
3. Grease a Large baking sheet with. Cooking spray. Take the dough in your hands and stretch it around a bit before placing on cookie sheet. Gently stretch the dough from the center towards the end of the pan.
4. Drizzle olive oil over the dough and coat the top of the pizza, including the edges. spread the sauce all over the pizza using a spoon or ladle. Leave a 1" border around the edges.
5. Sprinkle some grated Parmesan cheese, and bake in the oven for aprox. 15 mins.
6. Remove from oven add mozzarella cheese and basil slices sporadically, then add the artichoke hearts, mushrooms and leeks, then olives.
7. Turn the oven temperature up to 450 degrees F. Place pan back in the oven in middle/top rack and cook pizza until cheese becomes bubbly aprox. Another 10 minutes.
8. Carefully remove; Let cool; slice into desired pieces.

Notes

1. Substitute: 1 cup of basic tomato sauce for San marzano tomatoes

Adapted from  Rachael Ray Magazine, March 2016