Fontina and Roasted Eggplant Pita Pizza
Why I Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
1 medium red onion, sliced into thin rounds
1 medium raw eggplant
1 bulb garlic clove
1 sprays olive oil cooking spray
2 large pitas, split in half crosswise
1/2 cup canned tomato sauce
1/2 cup fontina cheese, grated
Directions
Preheat oven to 450°F.
Coat a sheet pan with olive oil cooking spray and spread onions on it; set aside.
Prick eggplant all over with a fork.
Coat garlic bulb with cooking spray; wrap in foil.
Roast eggplant (unwrapped) and garlic (wrapped in foil) until very soft; about 45 minutes.
Add onion to oven for last 20 minutes of roasting.
Remove vegetables from oven and reduce temperature to 400°F.
Peel and mash eggplant; set aside.
Squeeze garlic from its skin; set aside.
Set pita rounds on a baking sheet; spread each with some garlic.
Top with tomato sauce, eggplant, fontina and onions.
Bake until crisp on edges, about 15-20 minutes.
Serve hot. Yields half a pita per serving.
