Try pesto, roasted red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes and kalamata olives for a Mediterranean treat. Photos courtesy WMMB.

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October 2008

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Gourmet Pizza Recipes

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Greek Pizza

Like a Greek salad on a pizza, this healthy delight had us clamoring for more. Serves 4.

Ingredients

1/2 cup pizza sauce 1 pre-baked 12-inch pizza crust 3/4 cup (3 ounces) aged provolone cheese, shredded 1/2 cup (2 ounces) mozzarella, shredded 20 to 25 fresh baby spinach leaves, cleaned 1/4 cup (1 ounce) red onion, julienned 3/4 (3 ounces) cup feta cheese with sun-dried tomatoes, crumbled

Favorite Greek salad ingredients top a pizza crust.

• 1/3 cup (2 ounces) black olives, sliced
• 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, finely diced
• Optional balsamic vinegar, as needed

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 475°F.
2. Spread sauce on pizza crust. Sprinkle Provolone and Mozzarella on sauce.
3. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until crust is lightly browned.
4. After baking, arrange spinach leaves over cheeses. Arrange red onions over spinach; sprinkle Feta, black olives and sun-dried tomatoes over top. Drizzle pizza with balsamic vinegar and serve.

Mediterranean Pizza

Here, some traditional pizza ingredients are tweaked, with magnificent results. Instead of fresh basil, there’s pesto sauce. Kalamata olives add great tang, pine nuts bring on the crunch. Serves 6-8. See our reviews of pesto sauce for some recommendations of the best.

Ingredients

One 14-inch prepared pizza crust or two 8-inch prepared pizza crusts 3/4 cup pesto sauce 1/2 cup roasted red peppers, sliced 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes (packed in oil), sliced 1/4 cup kalamata olives, sliced 1/4 cup pine nuts 16 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced

The classic flavors of the Mediterranean are divine, any way you slice them.

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Spread crust(s) with pesto sauce. Top with peppers, tomatoes, olives and pine nuts. Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella and place fresh mozzarella slices on top.
3. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until desired doneness.

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