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Recipe #4: Onion Olive Pizza

Ingredients:
  • Pizza Crust
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil
  • Two large thinly sliced sweet onions
  • 1/4 cup water
  • Three cloves minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • One container (10 ounces) refrigerated pizza dough
  • 2 ounces goat cheese or low-fat mozzarella cheese
  • 8 pitted and chopped black olives
Directions:

Heat oil on medium-high heat in a large non-stick skillet. Add onions and cook ten to fifteen minutes or until golden and tender; stir occasionally. Add water, garlic and rosemary; cook and stir one to two minutes or until fragrant. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Spread onion mixture over crust. Crumble goat cheese and sprinkle over the onion mixture. If using mozzarella shredded cheese, sprinkle shreds over the onions along with the olives. Bake the pizza 10 to 20 minutes, or until edges look golden and topping is bubbling. Slice into wedges.
Recipe makes four servings.

Calories per serving: 308
Fat per serving: 9g
Cholesterol per serving: 11mg

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