Gourmet Cruisers' Vegetarian Pizza

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pizza dough (boboli or pillsbury, etc.)
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 cups spinach leaves (fresh, or 1 cup defrosted frozen)
• 1/2 cup mushroom
• 1/2 cup tomato, chopped
• 1/2 cup broccoli floret (small)
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped (preferably yellow or orange)
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup black olives, sliced
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomato, slivered
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
• 2 prepare pizza dough according to directions (if using a recipe) and cook for 10 minutes at 400 degrees (if desired, and omit this step entirely if using pre-cooked dough).
• 3 mix tomato paste with 1/4 cup water and add a bit more, a little at a time, until desired consistency is reached. add garlic and mix well.
• 4 spread tomato sauce evenly over dough, leaving a half inch or so for crust.
• 5 sprinkle toppings over pizza, more or less in order given. (if you prefer to end with the cheese, that's okay too.).
• 6 sprinkle with seasonings.
• 7 bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
• 8 slice and eat.