Harvest Pizza Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In shallow baking pan, toss squash cubes with small amount of oil. Roast about 45 minutes or until tender and slightly caramelized.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, heat small amount of oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook just until caramelized. Set aside.
• Remove squash from oven; increase oven temperature to temperature called for on pizza crust can. With fork, coarsely mash squash; set aside.
• On lightly floured pizza stone or cookie sheet, unroll pizza crust; press into 12-inch round. Bake 5 minutes. Meanwhile, core and thinly slice apple; set aside.
• Top partially baked crust with mashed squash, 3/4 cup of the Cheddar cheese, the apple, onion, gorgonzola cheese and remaining Cheddar cheese. Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
• Top pizza with arugula or, if desired, arugula tossed with a splash of lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Bring a large sauce pan of water to a boil. Scatter the cornmeal evenly over a baking sheet.
• On a lightly floured work surface using a rolling pin to roll out the pizza dough to roughly 12 inches round. Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet and set aside.
• Once the water has come to a boil, add teh potatoes and parboil for 2 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer them to a kitchen towel or several layers of paper towels to absorb excess water. Repeat this process with the squash.
• Coat the pizza dough with the olive oil, then season with salt and pepper. Arrange the potato slices in an overlapping circle along the outside of the dough. Arrange the squash slices over the center of the pizza. Season again with salt and pepper.
• Spread the cheese evenly over the pizza, then sprinkle the rosemary. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is lightly browned.