Eggplant, Pistachio, and Pomegranate Pizza

Ingredients

  • 1/3 recipe Basic Pizza Dough, or 3/4 pound store-bought dough

  • 1 to 2 small eggplants, thinly sliced lengthwise into 6 strips

  • Extra-virgin olive oil

  • Coarse salt

  • Red-pepper flakes

  • 1/2 cup salted pistachios, chopped

  • 1/3 cup crumbled feta

  • 1/3 cup pomegranate seeds (from 1 pomegranate)

  • 1/4 cup lightly packed cilantro leaves

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Form dough (as directed in Basic Pizza Dough recipe) in a 9-by-13-inch rimmed baking sheet. Arrange eggplant lengthwise on dough, 3 slices side-by-side on top half, 3 on bottom half; press into dough. Drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with salt and red-pepper flakes.

  • Bake until cooked through and crust is golden on edges and bottom, about 18 minutes.

  • Using a metal spatula, slide pie onto a cutting board. Sprinkle with pistachios, feta, pomegranate seeds, and cilantro. Slice into 6 pieces and serve.

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