Tomato And Yellow Pepper Pita Pizza

Recipe Ingredients

1		Pita - (6 1/2" dia)
1/3 cup	78ml	Prepared marinara sauce
1/3 cup	48g / 1.7oz	Diced (1/4") fresh mozzarella cheese - - (abt 2 oz)
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Ripe tomato - thinly sliced, (small)
		And slices halved
2 tablespoons	30ml	Thinly-slivered red onion - (to 3)
1/2		Yellow bell pepper - cut into 1/4" dice
4		Imported black olives
1 tablespoon	15ml	Finely-slivered fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon	15ml	Extra-virgin olive oil
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Place the pita on a baking sheet. Spread the sauce to within 1/2 inch of the edge. Sprinkle with mozzarella. Arrange the tomato slices, onions, peppers and olives decoratively over the cheese. Sprinkle with the basil, drizzle with olive oil and season with pepper.

Bake until the cheese is melted and the vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Remove to a serving plate. Serve whole, or cut into pieces. Serves 2 as an appetizer or 1 as an entree.

This recipe yields 2 servings.

Per appetizer serving: 280 calories, 27g carbohydrate, 11g protein, 15g fat, 15mg cholesterol.

Source:
Simply Delicious by Sheila Lukins from Parade magazine - Pub date: 08-29-2004

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