Pesto Pizza With Aubergine Goats Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• In a small skillet, saute onion and red pepper in oil until tender. Place crust on an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan; spread with pesto. Top with onion mixture, olives, cheeses and tomatoes. , Bake at 400° until cheese is melted, 15-20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven according to pizza package instructions.
• Dab pesto onto the center of the pizza base, and spread toward the outer edges. Cut the goat cheese into thin coins, and spread or crumble across the pizza. Arrange tomato slices over goat cheese. Sprinkle with garlic. Brush the crust edges lightly with olive oil.
• Place pizza directly on preheated oven rack. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the crust edges are golden.
• After taking pizza out of the oven, allow to cool for a few minutes so that the cheese has time to set. After a couple of minutes, cover the pizza with a few handfuls of arugula. Cut, serve, and enjoy!

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• In a large nonstick frying pan, heat 2 1/2 tablespoons of the oil over moderately high heat.
• Season the eggplant with the salt.
• Fry one-third of the eggplant, turning, until golden, about 10 minutes. Remove.
• Repeat in two more batches with the remaining oil, using more if needed, and the eggplant.
• Meanwhile, oil a 14-inch pizza pan or large baking sheet.
• Press the pizza dough onto the pan in an approximately 14-inch round or 9-by-13-inch rectangle.
• Arrange the eggplant slices on the pizza crust.
• Sprinkle the garlic and pepper over the top.
• Bake for 12 minutes.
• Put the slices of goat cheese on the pizza.
• Sprinkle with the Parmesan, and then dot with the pesto.
• Bake until the cheese begins to turn golden, about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cook and stir bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until completely browned, about 10 minutes; remove bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel to drain.
• Spread pesto over the pizza crust to cover in a thin layer to within 1/2 inch of the edges. Sprinkle about 1/2 the mozzarella cheese over the pesto. Arrange bacon pieces and pear slices atop the cheese; dot with crumbled goat cheese and top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is melted, 9 to 10 minutes.