Roasted Fall Veggie Pizza

This recipe from Martha Stewart led me to embark on a pizza making adventure. We've used this recipe many times, amending it each time to come up with the perfect combination of ingredients. I am a butternut squash fanatic and love caramelized onions, thus this is the pizza for me. We like to use Jack cheese, skip the potatoes, use minimal carrots (if any) and toss on whatever herbs are in the fridge. Martha's Fall Vegetable recipe is way more veggies than you will ever need. I usually use a whole medium butternut squash, half a red onion, two carrots, and four or five garlic cloves.

Roasted Fall Veggie Pizza
From MarthaStewart.com

Ingredients

Serves 4

• Olive oil, for baking sheet and drizzling
• Flour, for dusting surface
• 1 pound store-bought pizza dough, fresh, or thawed if frozen
• 8 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, grated (about 2 cups)
• 6 cups (about 1/2 recipe) Roasted Fall Vegetables, drained and coarsely cut
• 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves (optional)
• Coarse salt and ground pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Brush a large baking sheet (preferably rimless) with oil, or line with parchment paper, if desired, for easy cleanup.
2. On a lightly floured surface, roll and stretch dough into a 12-by-16-inch oval (or as large as will fit on baking sheet); transfer to sheet.
3. Sprinkle dough with half the mozzarella. Scatter vegetables on top, and dollop with ricotta; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and, if using, rosemary. Drizzle with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Bake until bubbling and golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve.

Roasted Fall Vegetables
from MarthaStewart.com

Ingredients

Serves 8; Makes about 12 cups

• 2 pounds (about 1 medium) butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
• 2 pounds red new potatoes (12 to 14), well scrubbed and quartered
• 1 pound medium red onions (about 2 to 3), peeled and quartered
• 1 pound carrots (6 to 8 medium), halved lengthwise, if thick, and cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths
• 4 to 6 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Coarse salt and ground pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Divide vegetables and garlic between two rimmed baking sheets (or line with parchment paper, if desired, for easy cleanup); dividing evenly, toss with oil, 2 teaspoons coarse salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
2. Roast until vegetables are tender and beginning to brown, 40 to 50 minutes, tossing them and rotating sheets from top to bottom halfway through. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Helpful Hint

Use shallow pans (such as baking sheets) and don't overcrowd vegetables. This allows vegetables to brown rather than steam.