Supremme pizza dip
Supreme Pizza Dip Recipe
Courtesy of Food Network Kitchens
Total Time: 1 hr
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 40 min
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Level: Easy
Ingredients:
- 4 ounces pepperoni
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced plus 1 whole clove
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- Kosher salt
- and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1/3 cup pitted black olives
- chopped 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- 1 baguette, ends trimmed, sliced diagonally into twenty-four 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 ounces mozzarella,
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Dice 3 ounces of the pepperoni. Thinly slice the remaining 1 ounce and set it aside to garnish the dip.
- Heat a medium cast-iron or ovenproof skillet over medium heat until hot. Add the diced pepperoni and cook, stirring, until crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the onions, bell pepper, minced garlic, oregano, 3/4 teaspoon salt and some pepper.
- Continue to cook, stirring, until the onions are very tender and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato paste and cook, stirring, until it coats the vegetables and smells lightly toasted, about 1 minute.
- Stir in the tomatoes with their juice from the can.
- Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
- Stir in the olives and Parmesan and remove from the heat.
- Season with additional salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, toss the baguette slices with the oil and spread in a single layer on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake until lightly toasted and crisp, 7 to 9 minutes.
- Rub the slices with the whole garlic clove and set aside to cool.
- Preheat the broiler. Scatter the mozzarella and reserved sliced pepperoni over the dip in the skillet.
- Place the skillet under the broiler and broil until the cheese is melted and lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Serve the dip warm with the garlic toasts on the side.
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