Middle Eastern Pizza

Penny Davidi

Recipe courtesy Penny Davidi for Food Network Magazine

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Total Time:
1 hr 20 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
1 hr 0 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

For the Sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 tablespoon sumac (available at Middle Eastern and gourmet stores)
  • 1 35-ounce can whole San Marzano tomatoes, diced
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

For the Pizza:

Directions

Make the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic powder, sumac and tomatoes and cook until thickened, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Make the pizza: Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Drizzle a rimmed baking sheet with 2 tablespoons olive oil and stretch the pizza dough to fill the pan (it doesn't have to be perfect since this is a rustic pizza). Brush the dough with olive oil and bake until just golden, 10 to 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the eggplant and cumin, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the eggplant is tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 5 more minutes. Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Add the red onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 15 minutes.

Reduce the oven temperature to 450 degrees F. Top the crust with 1 cup sauce, the mozzarella, eggplant mixture, caramelized onion, olives, sun-dried tomatoes and feta. Return to the oven and cook until the cheese melts and the crust is golden brown, 15 to 20 more minutes, brushing the crust with olive oil halfway through.

Remove the pizza from the oven and brush the crust with olive oil again. Top the pizza with the mint.

Photograph by Kang Kim

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  • on October 20, 2012

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    DELICIOUS!!!!MY MOUTH IS WATERING ......LOVE IT!

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  • on February 05, 2012

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    Really good!

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  • on August 31, 2011

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    I've actually made this sauce and placed it in the freezer and then use it on other pizzas. The base sauce is delicious.

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