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                        MEXICAN PIZZA WITH SALSA

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Serving Size  : 2    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main dish

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                       -----DOUGH-----
    1/2                Recipe basic bread dough
                       - that has risen once
                       - (SEE RECIPE)
                       Oil and cornmeal for pan
                       -----TOPPING-----
  2       tb           Light-tasting olive oil
  4       oz           Chorizo -- (See NOTE)
                       -OR Other spicy sausage
  1       lg           Clove garlic -- minced
  1       md           Spanish onion
                       - cut into small dice
    3/4   c            Shredded Monterey Jack
    3/4   c            Shredded Muenster cheese
  3       tb           Minced cilantro
  2                    Green onions -- thinly sliced
                       Salsa -- (well drained)
                       Cilantro leaves

 PREHEAT OVEN TO 425F with rack in lower area of oven.
 Oil a round pizza pan, preferably black steel;
 sprinkle lightly with cornmeal. Set aside. Roll dough
 into circle, roughly 11 inches in diameter, letting
 dough relax a few minutes if it keeps withdrawing.
 Place in prepared pan, gently stretching it back to
 size once it's in the pan. Prick dough with fork. Heat
 oil in 7-inch skillet over medium high heat. Remove
 casing from sausage; crumble meat into 1/2-inch
 chunks. When oil is hot, add sausage, garlic and onion
 to pan. Cook until onion is softened, about 4 minutes,
 stirring often. Spread mixture on dough leaving
 1/2-inch margin. Sprinkle 1/2 cheese over. Bake for 12
 minutes. Sprinkle remaining cheese over. Bake until
 this cheese has melted and dough is deeply browned,
 about 3 minutes more. Remove from oven. Sprinkle with
 minced cilantro and green onions. Cut into wedges.
 Garnish each wedge with drained salsa and cilantro
 leaves. Serve hot.



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