Recipe: Crispy Bread-Dough Pizza with Mixed Green Salad (using frozen bread dough)

CRISPY BREAD-DOUGH PIZZA

"Sizzling with eggplant, peppers, onions and cheese! Frozen dough gets it done pronto!"

1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 small eggplant, diced, about 4 cups
2 medium-size onions, sliced, about 2 cups
1 large green bell pepper, cut into strips, about 1 cup
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1 (1 pound) frozen bread dough, thawed
1 (15 1/2-ounce) jar pizza sauce
1 (8-ounce) package mozzarella cheese, grated, about 2 cups
Mixed Green Salad (recipe follows)

Heat oven to 450 degrees F.

In 12-inch skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add eggplant, onions, green pepper, garlic, salt and oregano; cook about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until tender.

Grease jellyroll pan or 14-inch round pizza pan. Pat bread dough into pan, forming crust with 1-inch-wide rim.

Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven; using wide spatula press down dough in center of pizza, leaving rim standing high. Top with pizza sauce, vegetable mixture and cheese. Bake 5 minutes until cheese is melted and mixture is hot and bubbly.

Serve with Mixed Green Salad.

MIXED GREEN SALAD

3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon each sugar and salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 cups torn assorted salad greens

In small bowl combine olive oil, vinegar, basil, sugar, salt and pepper. Toss with salad greens.

Makes 6 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Recipe magazine clipping