Gourmet Pesto Pizza

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 20 ounces whole wheat pizza dough (store-bought or home-made)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
• 1/8 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, drained
• 2 ounces herbed goat cheese
• 2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (or your favorite pizza cheese)
• 2 ounces sliced black olives
• 3 -4 ounces pesto sauce (store-bought or home-made)

Recipe

• 1 if the pizza dough has been refrigerated, take it out and let it warm up a bit.
• 2 meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large pan and then add the mushrooms and chopped onions. saute until soft. add the sun-dried tomatoes and cook for another minute or two. if there is liquid remaining in the pain, drain it.
• 3 stretch out the pizza dough onto a lightly oiled pizza pan, or a pizza stone.
• 4 spread the pesto sauce onto the dough -- it's best of the pesto is a little less oily than usual: if i buy store-bought i let it separate a bit in the container and then avoid the oil rather than mixing it back inches.
• 5 top with the sauteed vegetables, then the shredded cheese.
• 6 add the black olives and small (1/2 inch cubes) chunks of the goat cheese.
• 7 bake according to the instructions on the dough or dough recipe (generally 450 degrees for about 10-12 minutes).
• 8 slice and enjoy!