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Cranberry Pecan Asiago Pizza

Recipe submitted by Mary L. for the Mambolicious Recipe Contest 2009.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 tsp. white pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 5 oz. Asiago cheese, divided
• 1/2 cup chopped Equal Exchange Roasted Salted Pecans
• 1/2 cup Equal Exchange Organic Dried Sweetened Cranberries
• 2 Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped
• One refrigerated 12-inch thin pizza crust

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prick pizza dough with fork.
2. Put oil in a small skillet. Saute garlic until tender. Season with white pepper.
3. Place garlic in middle of pizza dough and use spatula to spread to edges.
4. Add 4 ounces shredded Asiago cheese. Bake for 7 minutes.
5. Add chopped walnuts, cranberries and basil and top with remaining ounce of cheese. Bake for 3 minutes longer.