Mediterranean Veggie Pizza

This light and boldly flavored Mediterranean Veggie Pizza is healthy (and vegetarian!) and works well as a main dish or even an appetizer and comes together in about 40 minutes!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 envelope Fleischmann's® RapidRise Yeast
• 2- 2 ½ cup flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ⅔ cup very warm water
• 6 tablespoons oil (divided)
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon dried parsley
• ½ cup chopped artichoke hearts
• ⅓ cup sun dried tomatoes packed in oil (drained)
• ⅓ cup kalamata olives (sliced)
• ¼ red onion (thinly sliced)
• ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
• optional toppings: fresh basil, cracked black pepper, coarse sea salt

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. 2Combine 1 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add water and 3 tablespoons oil and stir for about 1 minute or until well blended. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Dough should form a ball and will be slightly sticky.
3. 3Knead by hand on a floured surface, adding additional flour as necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. Let dough rest at this point for 10 minutes.
4. 4Roll dough out to about 1/4 inch thickness and transfer to a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush with remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, sprinkle with dried herbs. Top with artichokes, sun dried tomatoes, onions, and olives.
5. 5Bake on lowest rack for about 15 minutes until dough is cooked through. I like to BAKE for the first 12 minutes, then switch to BROIL for the last 2-3 minutes to get a nicely browned crust. (Just watch closely so it doesn't burn)
6. 6Top with fresh basil, salt, pepper, and feta cheese. Serve immediately.