Vegetable Pizza With Potato Crust - Vegetarian

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Vegetable Pizza With Potato Crust - Vegetarian

 

Potato Crust (see recipe below)

1 medium-sized zucchini, thinly sliced

1 medium-sized yellow summer squash, thinly sliced

1 medium-sized yellow sweet pepper, chopped

1 medium-sized red sweet pepper, chopped

1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced

2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced

1 jalapeno chile pepper, finely minced

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided

1 (5.3-ounce) package soft cheese of your choice (seasoned or unseasoned)

16 cherry tomatoes, quartered

8 to 10 fresh basil leaves, snipped

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

 

In a large bowl, combine zucchini, summer squash, yellow pepper, red pepper,

onion,

garlic, jalapeno pepper, and 1 tablespoon olive oil.

 

In a large frying pan or wok, heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Saute

the vegetables mixture until they are crisp tender, stirring often. Remove pan

from

heat.

 

Spread soft cheese over baked potato crust; top with cooked vegetables and

tomatoes.

Sprinkle with basil and mozzarella cheese. Bake approximately 5 to 7 minutes or

until cheese is melted. Remove from heat and serve immediately.

 

Makes 4 servings.

 

Potato Crust:

2 (3 to 4 large potatoes) firmly packed cups grated raw potatoes

1 teaspoon salt

1 medium onion, chopped

1/4 cup flour

2 eggs, beaten

1 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil,

 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter a 15x10-inch baking dish. Place raw potatoes

in a colander. Salt potatoes and let set for 10 minutes. Squeeze out the excess

water.

 

In a large bowl, combine potatoes, onion, flour, and eggs. Pat potato mixture

into

prepared baking dish. Bake 15 minutes. Brush with 1 tablespoon olive oil and

bake

another 10 minutes. Place under broiler; broil 2 to 3 minutes or until golden

crisp.

Remove from oven and maintain oven temperature.

 

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