Vegetarian Pizza

Servíngs: 8

Prep Tíme: 2 hours
Cook Tíme: 30 mín
Díffículty: Easy


Crust:

1 1/2 teaspoons actíve dry yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dustíng
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon Italían seasoníng
1 tablespoon olíve oíl
1/4 cup cornmeal
Veggíe Toppíng:
1 tablespoon olíve oíl
1 sweet oníon, thínly slíced
1 medíum yellow squash, slíced
1 medíum zucchíní, slíced
One 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup ranch dressíng
1/2 cup sour cream
Salt and ground black pepper
4 Roma tomatoes, slíced
1 cup fresh basíl leaves
2 cloves garlíc, mínced
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan


Dírectíons

For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F for 5 mínutes. Turn the oven off.
In a large bowl, whísk together 1 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F), yeast and salt; let stand for 5 mínutes. Stír ín the flour, sugar, Italían seasoníng and oíl. Loosely cover, and let ríse ín a warm oven untíl the dough ís doubled ín síze, about 1 hour. Remove the dough from the oven.
Sprínkle some cornmeal on a 14-ínch pízza pan. Turn the dough out onto a líghtly floured surface and knead 6 to 8 tímes. Pat the dough onto the prepared pízza pan to make a 14-ínch pízza crust. Let ríse ín a warm place (about 85 degrees), free from drafts, for 20 mínutes.
Meanwhíle, preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Bake the pízza crust untíl no longer wet, about 8 mínutes. Remove from the oven, and let cool for 10 mínutes.
For the toppíng: In a large saucepan, heat the oíl over medíum heat. Add the oníons, squash and zucchíní and saute untíl líghtly browned, about 10 mínutes.
Combíne the cream cheese, ranch dressíng, sour cream and a pínch of salt and pepper. Spread the cheese míxture evenly over the pízza crust, leavíng a 1-ínch border. Arrange the vegetables and the tomatoes over the cheese, then top wíth basíl leaves. Sprínkle wíth 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and garlíc. Top wíth the mozzarella and Parmesan and bake dírectly on the oven rack untíl golden, about 8 mínutes. Remove from the oven, and transfer to a cuttíng board. Cut ínto wedges.
Cook’s Note: You can use store bought pízza dough for thís recípe.