Eggplant (aubergine) And Mushroom Pizza

Total Time: 1 hr 53 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 38 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 eggplants, cut 1/8 inch slices
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 pizza dough
• 6 -7 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 5 tablespoons more if desired part-skim mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1 -1 1/2 cup mushroom, sliced
• 4 teaspoons fresh oregano, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 sprinkle eggplant with salt and let sit in a colander for 30 minutes.
• 2 rinse and pat dry.
• 3 arrange eggplant slices in a single layer on a lightly oiled baking sheet and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until the eggplant is tender and lightly browned.
• 4 let cool.
• 5 divide pizza dough in half to form two pizzas, or just make one large pizza. follow directions for dough.
• 6 spread tomato sauce over each pizza round and sprinkle cheese over the top, dividing if necessary for two smaller pizzas.
• 7 arrange mushrooms and several eggplant slices over the cheese and sprinkle with fresh or dried oregano.
• 8 season with salt and pepper.
• 9 follow baking directions for pizza dough.