Nigredo Pizza

NightmareHeaven's Note:

I created this last night and it was so good that I thought I would share it. I made two large ones and they were devoured. You can make this pizza thin and dainty on a large round pizza pan or use a 9 x 13 baking dish and pile the toppings so high it's almost a casserole. I made one of each and the latter option seems to be the favorite. Make sure you have a knife and fork! For the crust and sauce you can make your own from scratch to make it even more special but another good option to save time and effort without sacrificing taste would be getting good quality authentic Italian pizza sauce and/or crust mix from a grocer that has a decent specialty selection like Kroger, Trader Joe's or the Fresh Market. I don't recommend a pre-made crust.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 1.0 pei

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• uncooked pizza dough
• 1 cup pizza sauce
• 4 garlic cloves , minced
• 2 tablespoons capers
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese or 8 ounces Italian cheese blend , shredded
• 2 ounces feta cheese , crumbled
• 2 ounces abruzzese sausage , sliced (Boar's Head is probably the easiest brand to find, may substitute another type of dry Italian sausag)
• 4 ounces baby portabella mushrooms , sliced
• 2 -4 ounces kalamata olives , pitted and sliced
• 1 small sweet onion , chopped

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
2. Oil baking dish or pizza pan with about 1 Tbps of olive oil and shape pizza dough over pan to desired thickness.
3. Spread about 1 cup pizza sauce over crust.
4. Sprinkle minced garlic and capers over sauce.
5. Cover with shredded cheese.
6. Sprinkle feta evenly over shredded cheese.
7. Layer sausage, mushrooms, olives and onions on top.
8. Bake at 400 F for 15 to 20 minutes.