Goat Cheese Pita Pizza

Submitted by Pebbles

"From Tampa Tribune Parade 8/29/2004."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1 pita bread (6 1/2 inch diameter)
• 1⁄3 cup prepared marinara sauce
• 3 ounces fresh goat cheese, broken into large clumps
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons finely slivered red onions
• 4 imported black olives
• 1 tablespoon finely diced red bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon, zest of
• 1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley

directions

1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
2. Place pita on baking sheet, spread sauce to within 1/2 inch from edge.
3. Crumble cheese on top.
4. Sprinkle thyme, onion, olives and peppers and season.
5. Bake until cheese melts, about 10 minutes.
6. When out of oven sprinkle with lemon zest and parsley.
7. Serves 2 as an appetizer, or 1 as an entree.
8. NOTE: Veggies should be blanched to ensure tenderness.

Reviews

[Ms B.]

This is a very rich pizza. I only used half of the 3 oz of goat cheese and found that I could only eat 1/8th wedge of a 6" round pita bread. I used roasted red pepper, dried thyme and kalamata olives. The flavor of the pizza is of a really rich and creamy dip on a crispy crust. The flavors blend well. We tried this recipe during an experimental lunch of many pizzas on pita breads. Served as intended, as an appetizer, it would be perfect.