Roasted Vegetable Pizzas

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 japanese eggplants, cut into 1/4 inch slices (i actually used 1 and 1/2 american eggplant because that's what i had)
• 2 yellow onions, cut into wedges
• 2 red bell peppers, diced
• 3 cups mushrooms, thickly sliced
• 4 teaspoons dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup roasted red pepper, chopped
• 1 cup chopped tomato, i used fresh but you could use canned
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 6 whole wheat pita bread

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 prepare the eggplants, onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms as directed. place in a single layer in one or two large baking dishes.
• 3 toss veggies with 3 teaspoons of the basil and the cinnamon, coriander, and salt.
• 4 bake in the preheated oven until the eggplant is fork-tender, about 30 minutes.
• 5 reduce oven to 350 degrees.
• 6 to make the sauce, combine the roasted red peppers with the tomatoes, garlic, and remaining teaspoon of basil (i threw mine into a food processor).
• 7 to assemble the pizzas, spread a layer of the sauce on the whole-wheat pitas; top with a generous layer of the roasted vegetables; and bake on a baking sheet for 15 minutes.