Eggplant Pizza

Eggplant Pizza
The recipe Eggplant Pizza could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in about 2 hours. This vegetarian recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 15g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 387 calories. A mixture of asiago, garlic, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

1
Cut eggplant into 1/3-inch-thick rounds and arrange in 1 layer on a foil-lined large baking sheet. Lightly brush both sides with oil and season with salt. Broil 2 to 3 inches from heat until golden brown and tender, 3 to 8 minutes on each side.
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Dissolve yeast in warm water. Blend flour and salt in a food processor.
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Add oil and blend. With motor running, add yeast mixture all at once, blending until dough forms a ball. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface 5 minutes. Put in an oiled large bowl and turn to coat.
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3
Let rise, covered with plastic wrap, in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. While dough is rising, put a pizza stone on lowest rack of oven (remove other racks) and preheat oven to 500°F.
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4
Dust dough with flour on a floured surface, then shape and stretch into a 12- to 13-inch round.
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Sprinkle a baker's peel generously with flour and carefully transfer dough to it. Jerk peel; if dough sticks, lift it and sprinkle flour underneath.
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Toss together cheeses and sprinkle 1/4 over dough. Cover with eggplant, overlapping it, and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
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Heat oil in a small skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook garlic and red pepper, stirring, until just fragrant, 30 to 40 seconds. Spoon evenly over eggplant.
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3
Line up far edge of peel with far edge of stone and tilt peel, jerking it gently. When edge of pizza touches stone, quickly pull back peel to transfer to stone (do not move pizza) and bake until dough is crisp and browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Slide peel under pizza to remove from oven.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In2 hrs
Servings4
Health Score29
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