Middle Eastern Pizza

Serves: 6

Isabella Feil

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

43

Sweetness

28

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Ground Cumin

4 cloves

Garlic (minced)

1 medium

Eggplant (cubed)

1 tbsp

Sumac

Directions:

1

Make the sauce: Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat

2

Add the onion and cook until soft, 5 to 7 minutes

3

Add the garlic powder, sumac and tomatoes and cook until thickened, about 20 minutes

4

Season with salt and pepper

5

Make the pizza: Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F

6

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)

7

Brush the dough with olive oil and bake until just golden, 10 to 15 minutes

8

Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat

9

Add the eggplant and cumin, season with salt and pepper, and cook until the eggplant is tender, 7 to 10 minutes

10

Add the garlic and cook 5 more minutes

11

Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat

12

Add the red onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 15 minutes

13

Reduce the oven temperature to 450 degrees F

14

Top the crust with 1 cup sauce, the mozzarella, eggplant mixture, caramelized onion, olives, sun-dried tomatoes and feta

15

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

16

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

17

Top the pizza with the mint