Zucchini-Roni Pizza

Submitted by Wendelina

"Meatless, healthy veggie pizza using spices to marinate the zucchini for a spicy treat."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 medium red peppers, roasted
• 8 ounces lowfat mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 1 small zucchini, sliced very thin
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pizza crust (I use a Boboli crust)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400. Place peppers in a food processor and pulse-grind into a paste. Spread thinly over pizza crust. Top with thin layer of cheese.
2. Place thinly sliced zucchini discs in a small bowl and combine with remaining ingredients. Toss discs well to evenly coat with seasonings and let marinate. The zucchini discs will have a flavor similar to pepperoni.
3. Arrange zucchini around the pizza, do not overlap them.
4. Bake direcly on the oven rack or on a preheated pizza pan for 10 minutes.
5. To Roast Red Peppers: Preheat broiler. Halve peppers and take out seeds. Place on a cookie sheet, skin side up. Broil until skins are black. Leave door ajar while peppers roast to let steam escape. Place blackened peppers in a paper bag and close tightly. Let stand 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Peel off skins.
6. Can be roasted on a grill - but leave whole instead.
7. 1 serving=2 slices.
8. Can be used as a Carb Craver for LAWL.

Reviews

[Atiekay]

This was a really good pizza! I used pre-roasted red peppers and added some diced onions to the toppings, but otherwise made it as written. I didn't think the zucchini tasted similar to pepperoni; they tasted like seasoned zucchini.(a good thing IMO) Since they were so thinly sliced, they cooked very nicely on top of the cheese. I baked it much longer (at least 20 mins) and used a thin crust. If I make it again I think I'll add a little extra Italian seasoning and maybe some parmesan. Thanks for getting me hooked on some new topping ideas!!