The Works" Pizza

The Works" Pizza might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. One serving contains 371 calories, 16g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of olive oil, sea salt, seasoning, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 45

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Oven

To prepare topping, heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Cook sausage in hot oil 5 minutes or until browned; stir to crumble.

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Olive Oil

Sausage

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add bell pepper, mushrooms, and onion; cook 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.

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Bell Pepper

Vegetable

Mushrooms

Onion

Add garlic; saut 1 minute. Stir in olives; drain sausage mixture on paper towels.

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Sausage

Garlic

Olives

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Paper Towels

To prepare crust, dissolve yeast and 1/2 teaspoon sugar in warm soy milk in a small bowl; let stand 5 minutes.

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Soymilk

Crust

Sugar

Yeast

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Bowl

Weigh or lightly spoon 3 ounces brown rice flour (3/4 cup) into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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Brown Rice Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Place brown rice flour, remaining 2 teaspoons sugar, cornstarch, and next 3 ingredients in a food processor. With processor on, pour yeast mixture, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and vinegar through food chute; process 30 seconds, adding 2 tablespoons brown rice flour, 1 tablespoon at a time if necessary, until mixture forms a ball.

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Brown Rice Flour

Corn Starch

Olive Oil

Vinegar

Sugar

Yeast

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Food Processor

Coat a 12-inch pizza pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Pizza Pan

Place dough on pan; dust with remaining 2 tablespoons brown rice flour to prevent sticking to fingers. Press dough onto pan; crimp edges of dough with fingers to form a rim.

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Brown Rice Flour

Dough

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Frying Pan

Place on bottom rack of oven.

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Oven

Bake at 450 for 10 minutes.

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Oven

Remove from oven, and brush edges of crust with remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil.

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Olive Oil

Crust

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Oven

Spread pizza sauce evenly over crust. Top with sausage mixture and cheese.

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Pizza Sauce

Sausage

Cheese

Crust

Place on middle rack of oven.

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Oven

Bake at 450 for 15 minutes. Cool pizza in pan on a wire rack 5 minutes.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Frying Pan

Cut into 6 wedges.

Cooking Tip Xanthan gum is a corn-based product often used in gluten-free baking as a substitute for wheat gluten to thicken and bind. Using too much can result in a baked good that is heavy or gummy, so be sure to measure carefully. Most recipes call for 1 to 2 teaspoonsa little can go a long way.

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Seitan