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Archive for September 19th, 2007

In addition to making a wonderful pizza sauce, this pesto is great when tossed with pasta or spooned over chicken breasts. 
 
1 cup hulled pumpkin seeds (toasted or untoasted)
1 cup cilantro, packed
½ cup olive oil
¼ cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon salt
4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
 
Toast pumpkin seeds in a large skillet over medium heat until puffed, [...]

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Our local pizzeria, Aver’s Pizza, makes an unusual and addicting Cuban Black Bean Pizza.  This is my allergy-friendly version, which captures the tanginess of the cilantro and lime.
 
1 recipe Kamut Flour Pizza Dough, divided into 2 pizza crusts
1 recipe Cilantro-Lime Pesto
½ red onion, thinly sliced into half moons
1 red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
1 can [...]

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This recipe will convert even the staunchest meat-and-cheese lover to vegan pizza.  When cut into small pieces, it makes an elegant appetizer to serve with drinks. 
1 recipe Kamut Flour Pizza Dough
1 recipe Caramelized Onions
White Bean Topping
1 15-ounce can navy or cannellini beans
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
In food processor or blender, [...]

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Caramelized onions are a simple way to increase the richness of flavor in just about any meal.   Sprinkle them over steamed green beans, toss them into your spaghetti sauce, or use them to top your pizza. 
 
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 vidalia onions or other sweet onions, cut into rings (or substitute regular yellow onions plus 1/2 teaspoon sugar)
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1 cup lukewarm water
2 cups Kamut flour
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
 
In a large mixing bowl, dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water.  Let stand five minutes.  Dump one cup of flour into the water and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon for two minutes.   Add olive oil, salt, and remaining [...]

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