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Valley Fig Growers Mediterranean Fig & Feta Pizza

| January 27, 2016
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Valley Fig Growers Mediterranean Fig & Feta Pizza

Valley Fig Growers
The convenience of using refrigerated pizza dough—along with a variety of fresh veggies, two kinds of cheese, lots of herbs, and high-fiber, dark purple California Mission Figs from Blue Ribbon Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid—makes this vegetarian pizza a real crowd pleaser. It’s a healthy nod to the new year and a great meal to get the family cooking together—slicing, chopping, grating, sizzling, and sprinkling to tasty perfection.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 package 13.8 ounces refrigerated dough for pizza crust
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped or pressed garlic
  • 1 cup chopped zucchini
  • ½ cup chopped seeded Roma tomatoes
  • ½ cup chopped red yellow, or green bell pepper
  • 1 cup stemmed sliced Blue Ribbon Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Figs
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon crumbled rosemary
  • 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • ½ cup thinly sliced red onion
  • ½ cup sliced Kalamata olives
  • ½ cup pine nuts

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Unroll pizza dough onto large oiled baking sheet. Pat dough to 15-x-10-inch rectangle. Set aside.
  • In large skillet, heat olive oil and garlic over medium heat until sizzling. Stir in tomatoes, zucchini, and bell pepper. Stir and cook for 1 minute, until tomatoes start to break down. Add figs, herbs, and 2 tablespoons water. Cook and stir 1 minute or until most of liquid evaporates. Remove from heat.
  • Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on pizza dough. Spread fig mixture evenly over cheese. Sprinkle with feta cheese, onion, olives, and pine nuts.
  • Bake at 400°F for 18 to 20 minutes or until crust is golden. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Cut pizza lengthwise into three even strips and crosswise 6 times to make 18 rectangles.
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Valley Fig Growers

Valley Fig Growers (VFG) is located in Fresno, California. All of the commercially sold dried figs produced in the United States are grown in the Fresno area and north, in the fertile San Joaquin Valley. California represents 10% of the world production of dried figs. VFG was established in 1959 and is the largest handler of figs in North America. The cooperative has 25 grower members representing about 40% of the California fig industry. VFG markets its products worldwide. Retail products are sold under Valley Fig Growers own brand names of Blue Ribbon Orchard Choice, Sun-Maid and Old Orchard. For recipes developed by our fig experts, and more information about our cooperative and our products, please visit www.valleyfig.com. Updates, recipes and company news also can be found on Valley Fig Growers’ Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest accounts.

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